Brabant 1537(h) 4 patards
This specimen was lot 1483 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €110 (about US$157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AR 4 patards (vlieger), 1537, Anvers. D/ Aigle impériale couronnée. R/ Ecu aux seize quartiers couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, silver four patards or vlieger of 1537, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned imperial eagle; reverse: crowned arms of 16 quarters over a Burgundian cross. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1536-53 at Antwerp and Maastricht (star mintmark). We note a very similar coin from Flanders called a vlieger.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.12 g, 0.618 fine silver, this specimen 5,43 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 189-1a; W. 672 var.; V.H. 226.
- 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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