Brabant (1496-99) patard
This specimen was lot 769 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Beau (1482-1506), AR patard, s.d. (1496-1499), Anvers. D/ Écu couronné d'Autriche-Bourgogne, coupant la légende. R/ Croix longue coupant un quadrilobe, un lion en coeur. Tranche irrégulière. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Fair, 1482-1506, undated silver patard, circa 1496-99, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy cutting the legend; reverse: long cross cutting a quadrilobe, a lion at the center. Irregular edge, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Philip the Fair succeeded to the duchy of Burgundy, which included Brabant, in 1482, on the death of his mother. His father, Maximilian, ruled as regent until his marriage in 1496. He attempted to claim the throne of Spain on the death of Isabella of Castile, his mother-in-law, but was thwarted by Ferdinand of Aragon. Philip died in 1506 without ever becoming king of Spain or Holy Roman Emperor, titles held by his son, Charles V. Later patards of Philip have a continuous legend on the obverse. This type lacks the hand mintmark Antwerp used later.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.1 g, 0.319 fine silver, 30 mm diameter; this specimen 2,59 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 112-1; W. 611; VH 142.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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