Brabant 1672(a) patagon Dav-4491

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 581
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This specimen was lot 581 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €260 (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR patagon, 1672, Bruxelles. Droit: Croix de Bourgogne couronnée, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or, accostée de la date. Revers: Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Provient de notre vente 54, 13-15 juin 1998, 1668. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II (1665-1700), silver patagon of 1672, Brussels mint. Obverse: crowned Burgundian cross with the Golden Fleece divides the date; reverse: crowned arms with the Order of the Golden Fleece around. From Jean Elsen sale 54, June 1998, lot 1668. Very fine to 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 Brussels mint 1669-85 for Charles II of Spain. The SCWC notes the Flemish issues as the most common, followed by the Brabant issue, tho none are plentiful today. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors.

Reported Mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 28,08 g.

Catalog reference: KM 81.2, Dav-4491, G.H., 350-2a; Delm-343; W., 1082.

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 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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