Brabant 1617(t) 1/4 patagon

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 592

This specimen was lot 592 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €230 (about US$305 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR quart de patagon, 1617, Bois-le-Duc. D/ Croix de Bourgogne, sous une couronne, entre les monogrammes couronnés des archiducs, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabelle, 1598-1621, silver quarter patagon of 1617, Bois-le-Duc mint; reverse: crowned Burgundian cross divides the monograms of the archdukes, adorned with the jewels of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. about Very Fine.)"

This type is listed from Brussels (undated), Antwerp (1616-17 and ND) and 's Hertogenbosch (1617-20 and ND). This mint is priced ten times the Antwerp and Brussels issues. The mintmark is a tree, shown above the crown on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.03 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 6,80 g.

Catalog reference: KM 34.3, G.H., Suppl., 313-4b; Delm-270; W. 984; V.H. 621.

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, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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