Brabant 1614(t) 1/2 patard

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Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 932

This specimen was lot 932 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €130 (about US$170 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), billon demi-patard, 1614, Bois-le-Duc. D/ Croix avec le monogramme AE en coeur, dans un quadrilobe. R/ Armes des archiducs en plein champ. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, billon half patard of 1614, Bois-le-Duc mint. Obverse: Cross in quadrilobe with AE monogram at the center; reverse: arms of the archdukes in a plain field. Rare, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1614-19 at Antwerp, Brussels and Bois-le-Duc. It accompanied a patard (KM 42). The mintmark for Bois-le-Duc ("duke's wood") was a tree, visible here at the top of the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1,01 g.

Catalog reference: KM 41.3, G.H. 317-4; W. 988; V.H. 626.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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