Flanders 1645 patagon Dav-4464
This specimen was lot 1247 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips IV (1621-1665), AR patagon, 1645, Brugge. Vz/ Gekroond stokkenkruis met een vuurijzer tussen het jaartal en het juweel van het Gulden Vlies. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Barstjes in de muntplaat. bijna Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver patagon of 1645, Bruges mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross with the date and the jewels of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Planchet cracks, about Very Fine.)"
The type shown here was struck at the Bruges mint 1622-65. The other provinces issued this type, including Artois, Brabant, Tournai and Luxembourg.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 28,15 g.
Catalog reference: KM 34, Dav-4464, G.H. 329-6; Delm-297; V.H. 645.
- 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 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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