Brabant 1652(a) 1/2 patagon

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Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 459
Jean Elsen sale 159, lot 814
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Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

The first specimen was lot 459 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €140 (about US$194 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR demi-patagon, 1652, Bruxelles. 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. Belle patine. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver half patagon of 1652, Brussels mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown with the jewels of the Order of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Nice patina, very fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 814 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €160 (about US$206 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR demi-patagon, 1652, Bruxelles. 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, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver half patagon of 1652, Brussels mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, bearing the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. 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 Brussels mint 1622-23, 1628, 1631-36, 1645, 1651-56 (angel face mintmark, shown here) and at Antwerp, 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 but a scarce date.

Specification: 14.05 g, 0.875 fine silver; the first specimen is 13,46 g, the second specimen 13,72 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 330-3; Delm-303; W. 1027, KM 46.6; VH 646.

Source:

  • 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 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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