Brabant 1679(h) patagon Dav-4491
This specimen was lot 1053 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €340 (about US$473 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR patagon, 1679, Anvers. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Écu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver patagon of 1679, Antwerp mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross below a crown divides the royal monogram, decorated with the jewels of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Very rare, Very Fine - 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 Antwerp mint 1672-73, 1676-77, 1684-86 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.
Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 28,41 g.
Catalog reference: KM 81.1 (unlisted date), Dav-4491, G.H. 350-1a (unlisted date); Delm. 342 (unlisted date); W. -; VH 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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