Brabant 1632(h) 1/4 patagon
This specimen was lot 615 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €120 (about US$155 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR quart de patagon, 1632, 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. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Very Fine.)"
The SCWC lists four dates from Antwerp for this scarce type: 1623, 1632, 1645 and 1656, of which the 1632 is given the highest catalog value. Brussels struck this type more frequently 1623-60. Altho the half and quarter patagons are much scarcer than the patagons, they bring less at auction.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.03 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 6,57 g.
Catalog reference: KM 54.1, G.H. 331-1; Delm-309; W. 1009; V.H. 647.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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