Brabant 1682(a) 1/2 patagon
This specimen was lot 1067 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €650 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR demi-patagon, 1682, Bruxelles. 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. Extrêmement rare. Légère double frappe. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver half patagon of 1682, Brussels 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. Extremely rare, lightly double struck, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
The SCWC lists this type from Brussels for 1671-73, 1679 and 1685 but not 1682.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.05 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 13,90 g.
Catalog reference: KM 78.2 (unlisted date), G.H. 351-2 (unlisted date); Delm., Suppl., 347; W. -; VH 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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