Brabant 1673(a) patagon Dav-4491
This specimen was lot 941 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €380 (about US$488 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR patagon, 1673, 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. Patine foncée. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver patagon of 1673, Brussels mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, jewels of the Golden Fleece around; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Nice toning, about 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 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown but the most common date.
Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen is 27,83 g.
Catalog reference: KM 81.2, Dav-4491, G.H. 350-2a; Delm-343; W. 1082; V.H. 698.
- 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 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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