Brabant (1612-16)(a) patagon Dav-4432
The first specimen was lot 615 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €160 (about US$208 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR patagon, s.d. (1612-1621), Bruxelles. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, undated patagon, Brussels mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown supported the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, Order chain around. Very Fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1273 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €100 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR patagon, s.d. (1612-1621), Bruxelles. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, undated silver patagon, circa 1612-21, Brussels mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, supporting the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Very Fine.)"
Patagons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the seventeenth century, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons. The type shown here was struck at the Brussels mint 1612-21 and ND. A very similar coin was struck for Flanders (Dav-4434), Luxembourg and Tournai (Dav-4438). The SCWC notes the Flemish issues as the most common, followed by the Brabant issue, tho none are plentiful today. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, the first specimen 27,97 g, the second specimen 27,96 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-4432, KM 35.2, G.H. 311-3a; Delm-256; W. 947; VH 619.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
Link to:
- 1610 triple réal
- (1612-16) escalin au paon, Brussels mint
- Flanders 1612 quarter patagon
- (1612-16) half patagon, Brussels mint
- (1612-16) patagon, Antwerp mint
- (1612-16) patagon, Maastricht mint
- Flanders (1612-16) patagon
- Tournai (1612-21) patagon Dav-4438
- Tournai (1612-13) 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-393
- (1612-16) double souverain d'or, Antwerp mint
- (1612-16) double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1612 double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- Tournai (1612-21) double souverain d'or
- 1613 liard, Maastricht mint
- 1617 patagon, Brussels mint
- 1617 patagon, Bois-le-Duc mint
- Coins and currency dated 1612