Brabant 1551(h) 4 patards
This specimen was lot 1484 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €80 (about US$114 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AR 4 patards (vlieger), 1551, Anvers. D/ Aigle impériale couronnée. R/ Ecu aux seize quartiers couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, silver four patards or vlieger of 1551, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned imperial eagle; reverse: crowned arms of 16 quarters over a Burgundian cross. about Very Fine.)"
A very similar Flemish coin was called a vlieger.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 5,66 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 189-1b; W. 672; V.H. 226.
- 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.
Links to:
- 1513 double patard, Charles V, Antwerp mint
- 1546 4 patards, Antwerp mint
- 1548 couronne d'or au soleil, Antwerp mint
- Flanders 1551 vlieger (4 stuivers)
- Brabant (1553-56) silver florin
- 1553 couronne d'or, Maastricht mint
- 1554 couronne d'or au soleil, Antwerp mint
- 1698 4 patards
- Coins and currency dated 1551