Brabant 1677(h) 1/2 patagon
This specimen was lot 1589 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €650 (about US$926 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR demi-patagon, 1677, 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. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, half patagon of 1677, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned Burgundian cross with jewel of the Golden Fleece dividing the date; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Rare, Very Fine.)"
This rather scarce type was struck 1672-73, 1677.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.05 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 14,06 g.
Catalog reference: KM 78.1, G.H. 351-1a; Delm-346; W. 1059; V.H. 699.
- 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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