Tournai (1612-18) 1/4 patagon
This specimen was lot 922 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €100 (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR quart de patagon, s.d. (1612-1618). D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, entre les monogrammes couronnés des archiducs, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (lordship of Tournai, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, undated quarter patagon, circa 1612-18. 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, very fine to extremely fine.)"
Patagons were struck for Albert and Isabella in Tournai (Dav-4438), Brabant (Dav-4432) and Flanders (Dav-4434). Half and quarter patagons were also struck but are much scarcer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.03 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 6,88 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, G.H. 313-7a; Delm-273; Hoc 442; 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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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