Brabant 1687(a) patagon Dav-4498
This specimen was lot 1070 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €600 (about US$835 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR patagon, 1687, Bruxelles. Nouveau type. Tranche lisse. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, accostée du monogramme royal, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Écu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Légères traces d'ajustage au revers. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver patagon of 1687, Brussels mint, new type, plain edge. 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. Light adjustment marks on the reverse, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Les ducatons et patagons frappés en 1686 à Bruxelles furent les premières monnaies frappées au balancier en Brabant. Elles ont sur la tranche l'inscription SIC TVTA ET TOTA MANEBO ANNO REGNI VIGESIMO. A partir de 1687, les tranches sont lisses. Très Beau à Superbe. (The ducatons and patagons struck in Brussels in 1686 were the first coins minted using a screw press in Brabant. Their edges bear the inscription SIC TVTA ET TOTA MANEBO ANNO REGNI VIGESIMO. From 1687 onwards, the edges are smooth.)"
This patagon was milled 1686-88, 1692 and 1694 and was a considerable improvement over the crude issues of before. Alas, war and economic depression in the Low Countries prevented large issues and these late patagons are all rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, plain edge, this specimen 27,89 g.
Catalog reference: KM 107.2, Dav-4498, G.H. 350-2c; Delm. 350; W. 1085; VH 714.
- 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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