Brabant 1633(a) patard
This specimen was lot 1028 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), billon patard, 1633, Bruxelles. D/ Croix terminée par des briquets, différent en coeur. R/ Écu couronné, accosté de la date. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, billon patard of 1633, Brussels mint. Obverse; cross terminated with firesteels, angel head mintmark in the center; reverse: crowned arms divide the date. Rare, 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 1,66 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.
Link to:
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- 1631 patard, Brussels mint
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- 1633 demi-ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1633 patagon, Antwerp mint
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- 1633 ducaton, Antwerp mint
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- 1633 couronne d'or, Brussels mint
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