Brabant 1686(h) patagon Dav-4491
This specimen was lot 1338 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €110 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR patagon, 1686, 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. Frappe faible. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver patagon of 1686, Antwerp mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, supporting the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Weakly struck, about Very Fine.)"
One patagon was 48 sols, stuivers or patards. It was equal to the Dutch silver ducat which was first issued in 1659. Patagons are notoriously badly struck. The SCWC lists this type for Antwerp for 1672-73, 1676-77, 1684 and 1686 and for Brussels in 1669-82 and 1685 but other dates exist. Starting in 1686, the Antwerp and Brussels mints began milling coins instead of hammering them.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 27,96 g.
Catalog reference: KM 81.1, Dav-4491, G.H. 350-1a; Delm-342; W. 1057; 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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