Tournai 1631 patagon Dav-4470

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Jean Elsen sale 112, lot 780
Tournai 1631 patagon rev JElsen 112-780.jpg

This specimen was lot 780 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 130 (about US$203 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR patagon, 1631, Droit : Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Revers : Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très Beau." (Lordship of Tournai, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver patagon of 1631. Obverse: Burgundian cross below a crown, bearing the jewels of the Order of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, Golden Fleece around. Very fine.)

Patagons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the seventeenth century, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons. The type shown here was struck at the Tournai mint 1621-65. A very similar coin was struck for Flanders (Dav-4464), Luxembourg (Dav-4468) and Brabant. The SCWC notes the Flemish issues as the most common, followed by the Brabant issue, tho none are plentiful today. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.1 g, .875 fine silver, .790 troy oz ASW, this specimen 27,98 g.

Catalog reference: KM A42, G.H., 329-9; Delm-300; Hoc, 532; Dav-4470.

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 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.

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