Brabant 1509 2 patards
This specimen was lot 1474 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €145 (about US$207 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AR double patard, 1509, Anvers. D/ Ecu couronné d'Autriche-Bourgogne, dans un polylobe. R/ Croix fleuronnée, un lion en coeur. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 80, 12 juin 2004, 1325. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, silver double patard of 1509, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned arms of Austria and Burgundy in a polylobe; reverse: floriate cross, a lion at the center. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1506-14. The reverse motto, "OMNIS ✶SPIRITVS ✶LAVDET ✶ DOMINO", translates as "Every spirit praises the Lord".
Recorded mintage: 2,778,900 for 1506-14.
Specification: 3.10 g, 0.639 fine silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 2,88 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 171-1a; W. 635 var.; V.H. 202.
- 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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