Flanders (1612-21) 1/4 patagon
This specimen was lot 1278 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €120 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Albrecht en Isabella (1598-1621), AR kwart patagon, z.j., Brugge. Vz/ Gekroond Bourgondisch kruis. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Mooie patina. (county of Flanders, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, undated silver quarter patagon, Bruges mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown between the monograms of the archdukes, adorned with the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Nice patina, about Extremely Fine.)
This type is also known dated 1612 and 1620. It is scarce, verging on rare. Full patagons are much more common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.03 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 6,89 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15, G.H. 313-6a; Delm. 272; VH 621.
- 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 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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