Brabant 1680(a) patagon Dav-4491
This specimen was lot 562 in Jean Elsen list 269 (Brussels, July-August 2014), where it was offered for €175 (about US$238). The catalog description[1] noted,
" BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR patagon, 1680, Bruxelles. Droit: Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Revers: Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très Beau (duchy of Brabant, Charles II (1665-1700), silver patagon of 1680, Brussels mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, jewel of the Golden Fleece below. Reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece 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 Antwerp mint 1670-86 (hand mintmark) and at the Brussels mint 1669-85 (angel face mintmark, shown here. A very similar coin was struck for Flanders. 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 is 27,45 g.
Catalog reference: G.H., 350-2a; Delm-343; W., 1082, Dav-4491, KM 81.2.
- 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., Liste 269: Juillet-Septembre 2014, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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