Tournai 1620 patagon Dav-4438

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1702

This specimen was lot 1702 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €100 (about US$143 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR patagon, 1620. D/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, silver patagon of 1620. Obverse: crowned Burguendian cross, bearing the jewel of the GOlden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1616-21 and undated. This type was issued for Albert and Isabella, regents for the Spanish Netherlands until 1621. Similar coins were minted in Flanders (Dav-4435) and Brabant (Dav-4432). Later patagons (Dav-4470) were issued in the name of Philip IV.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 27,51 g.

Catalog reference: KM 31, G.H. 351-1a; Delm-346; W. 1059; V.H. 699, Dav-4438.

Source:

  • 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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