Brabant 1546(h) 4 patards - Revision history

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[[Image:JE158-0479.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 479]]

This specimen was lot 479 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €130 (about US$169 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AR 4 patards (vlieger), 1546, Anvers. D/ Aigle impériale couronnée. R/ Ecu aux seize quartiers couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Charles V, 1506-55, silver four patards or ''vlieger'' of 1546, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned imperial eagle; reverse: crowned arms with sixteen quarters over a Burgundian cross. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Brabant, originally part of the Burgundian inheritance, fell to the Hapsburgs on the death of the last duke of Burgundy in 1477. On the emperor Charles's abdication in 1555, the Hapsburg inheritance was divided between the Austrian and Spanish branches, and the Netherlands passed to Philip II, a dour and unbending Catholic. This four patards is known from Brabant for 1540-51. A similar coin struck in Flanders, worth four stuivers, was called a ''vlieger''.

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 6,00 g.

''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 189-1a; W. 672 var.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1543(h) 4 patards|1543 4 patards, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1545 couronne d'or Fr-62|1545 ''couronne d'or au soleil'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1546(h) couronne d'or Fr-62|1546 ''couronne d'or au soleil'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1551(h) 4 patards|1551 4 patards, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1546]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 158]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]

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 [[Image:JE158-0479.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 479]]
-This specimen was lot 479 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €130 (about US$169 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AR 4 patards (vlieger), 1546, Anvers. D/ Aigle impériale couronnée. R/ Ecu aux seize quartiers couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Charles V, 1506-55, silver four patards or ''vlieger'' of 1546, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned imperial eagle; reverse: crowned arms with sixteen quarters over a Burgundian cross. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Brabant, originally part of the Burgundian inheritance, fell to the Hapsburgs on the death of the last duke of Burgundy in 1477. On the emperor Charles's abdication in 1555, the Hapsburg inheritance was divided between the Austrian and Spanish branches, and the Netherlands passed to Philip II, a dour and unbending Catholic. This four patards is known from Brabant for 1537-51. A similar coin struck in Flanders, worth four stuivers, was called a ''vlieger''.
+This specimen was lot 479 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €130 (about US$169 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AR 4 patards (vlieger), 1546, Anvers. D/ Aigle impériale couronnée. R/ Ecu aux seize quartiers couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Charles V, 1506-55, silver four patards or ''vlieger'' of 1546, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned imperial eagle; reverse: crowned arms with sixteen quarters over a Burgundian cross. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Brabant, originally part of the Burgundian inheritance, fell to the Hapsburgs on the death of the last duke of Burgundy in 1477. On the emperor Charles's abdication in 1555, the Hapsburg inheritance was divided between the Austrian and Spanish branches, and the Netherlands passed to Philip II, a dour and unbending Catholic. This type was struck 1536-53 at Antwerp and Maastricht. A similar coin struck in Flanders, worth four stuivers, was called a ''vlieger''.
 ''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 6,00 g.
+''Specification:'' 6.12 g, 0.618 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, this specimen 6,00 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 189-1a; W. 672 var.
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 ''Link to:''
-* [[Brabant 1543(h) 4 patards|1543 4 patards, Antwerp mint]]
+* [[Brabant 1545(h) 4 patards|1545 4 patards, Antwerp mint]]
 * [[Brabant 1545 couronne d'or Fr-62|1545 ''couronne d'or au soleil'', Antwerp mint]]
 * [[Brabant 1546(h) couronne d'or Fr-62|1546 ''couronne d'or au soleil'', Antwerp mint]]