Brabant 1625(s) patagon Dav-4462

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Jean Elsen sale 165, lot 667
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This specimen was lot 667 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €240 (about US$331 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR patagon, 1625, Maastricht. 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. Rare. Frappe faible. Beau à Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver patagon of 1625, Maastricht mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, supporting the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Rare, weakly struck, Fine - Very Fine.)"

Patagons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the seventeenth century, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons. The type shown here was struck at the Antwerp mint 1622-56 (hand mintmark), Brussels (angel face mintmark), s'Hertogenbosch and Maastricht (star mintmark, shown here). A very similar coin was struck for Flanders. Altho the half and quarter patagons are much scarcer than the patagons, they bring less at auction. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors. The city of Maastricht, on the banks of the Meuse or Maas river, is actually not in Brabant but in the duchy of Limburg. However, the obverse legend "BVRG·BRAB·Zc" indicates that the coinage was intended to circulate in Brabant.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.1 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 27,69 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-4462, KM 53.3, G.H. 329-2; Delm. 294; W. 1033; 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 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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