Brabant 1498 2 patards
This specimen was lot 767 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €90 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Beau (1482-1506), AR double patard, 1498, Anvers. D/ Dans un polylobe, écu couronné d'Autriche-Bourgogne, coupant la légende. R/ Croix fleuronnée, un lion en coeur. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Fair, 1482-1506, silver double patard of 1498, Antwerp mint. Obverse: the crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy within a polylobe, dividing the legend; reverse: floriate cross, a lion at the center. Very 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, struck 1496-1500, lacks the hand mintmark Antwerp used later. Note the medieval style "4" in the date.
Recorded mintage: 729,723 for September 1497 to May 1499.
Specification: 3.1 g, 0.638 fine silver, 28 mm diameter; this specimen 2,93 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 111-1b; W. 608 var.; Levinson II-142; VH 141.
- 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]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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