Flanders 1657 patagon Dav-4464
This specimen was lot 772 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €180 (about US$248 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips IV (1621-1665), AR patagon, 1657, 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. Gereinigd. goede Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver patagon of 1657, Bruges mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, supporting the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Scratches, cleaned, good Very Fine.)"
One patagon was 48 sols, stuivers or patards. It was roughly equal to a leeuvendaalder but had about 18% more silver. Patagons are notoriously badly struck. This type was struck at Bruges 1622-23, 1628, 1631-33, 1636-65.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 27,85 g.
Catalog reference: KM 34, Dav-4464, G.H. 329-6; Delm. 297; VH 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 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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