Brabant 1700(h) 4 patards
This specimen was lot 829 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €500 (about US$642 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR 4 patards, 1700, Anvers. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Ecu couronné. Très rare. Surface légèrement corrodée. Quelques taches. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver four patards of 1700, Antwerp mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross below a crown, bearing the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms. Very rare, lightly corroded, some stains, very fine.)"
This type was struck for the hapless Charles II of Spain in 1698 and 1700.
Recorded mintage: unknown but the better date.
Specification: 4.90 g, 0.385 fine silver; this specimen 4,55 g.
Catalog reference: KM 121, G.H. 353-1; W. 1062; VH 718.
- 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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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