Tournai 1663 1/2 patagon
This specimen was lot 848 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €140 (about US$182 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR demi-patagon, 1663. 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 rare. Beau à Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver half patagon of 1663. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, supporting the jewel of the Golden Fleece; reverse: crowned arms, Order chain around. Very rare, Fine - 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 half patagon shown here was struck at the Tournai mint 1626, 1630-36, 1645-65 and many dates are listed quite inexpensively. Patagons were also struck in Flanders, Artois, Burgundy, Luxemburg and Brabant. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.05 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 13,32 g.
Catalog reference: KM 48, G.H. 330-9; Delm-308; Hoc - (cité p. 185); VH 646.
- 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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