Brabant 1623(a) 2 patagon Dav-4461

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Jean Elsen sale 162, lot 1460
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This specimen was lot 1460 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$5,267 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR patagon, 1623, Bruxelles. Piéfort de poids double. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Écu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très rare. Coup sur la tranche. Belle patine. Provient de Spink Taisei, Zurich, vente 33, 3 avril 1990, 642. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver patagon of 1623, Brussels mint, piedfort of double weight. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, supporting the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Very rare, rim nick, nice patina, very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

One patagon was 48 sols, stuivers or patards. It was roughly equal to a leeuvendaalder but had about 18% more silver. Patagons are notoriously badly struck but presentation strikes such as this are usually better. Single and triple patagons exist for 1623.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 56.20 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 55,84 g.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Dav-4461, G.H. 329-3; Delm. 295a; VH 645.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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