Brabant 1631(h) patagon Dav-4462

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Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1295
Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 1295 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €380 (about US$492 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR patagon, 1631, Anvers. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Flan large. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver patagon of 1631, Antwerp mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross below a crown, bearing the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms with the Order of the Golden Fleece around. Large planchet, Very Fine - Extremely 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 1622-39, 1645-58, 1661-65 (hand mintmark, shown here) and at Brussels, s'Hertogenbosch and Maastricht. 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 27,33 g.

Catalog reference: KM 53.1, Dav-4462, G.H. 329-1; Delm-293; W. 1007; V.H. 645.

Source:

  • 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 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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