Brabant 1489 patard
This specimen was lot 6566 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $581.87. The catalog description[1] noted, "LOW COUNTRIES, Burgundian Netherlands. Filips I de Schone (the Handsome). 1482-1506. AR Groot. Fifth emission. Antwerpen (Antwerp) mint in Brabant; mm: hand. Dated 1489. Coat-of-arms / Cross fleurée with A in voided lozenge at center; crowns and lions in alternating quarters. Toned, wavy flan, ragged and chipped edge, areas of weak strike. Near VF. From the Robert Levinson Collection." 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. We're calling this a patard, rather than a groot (a Dutch word), as it seems to match the double patard and quadruple petard issued the same year. It is also known dated 1490. The hand mintmark for Antwerp may be found on the obverse after the word "BRA".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.64 g, silver, 23 mm diameter; this specimen 24 mm diameter, 1.69 g, 2 h axis.
Catalog reference: Vanhoudt 110.AN; G&H 85-1; Levinson II-113.
- Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
- 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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