Brabant 1631(a) patard
This specimen was lot 1027 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €60 (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), billon patard, 1631, Bruxelles. D/ Croix terminée par des briquets, différent en coeur. R/ Écu couronné, accosté de la date. Taches au droit. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, billon patard of 1631, Brussels mint, Obverse; cross terminated with firesteels, angel head mintmark in the center; reverse: crowned arms divide the date. Stains on the obverse, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck at Brussels in 1631 and 1633 and at Antwerp in 1632 and 1646. Twenty patards made a gulden.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.8 g, billon, this specimen 1,60 g.
Catalog reference: KM 70.2, G.H. 335-3; W. 1030; VH 652.
- 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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