Artois 1629 patagon Dav-4466

Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 988

This specimen was lot 988 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €260 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ARTOIS, Comté, Philippe IV (1621-1640), AR patagon, 1629, Arras. 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. Rare. Faiblesse de frappe. Petit éclat du flan. Le rat bien visible. Beau à Très Beau. (county of Artois, Philip IV, 1621-40, silver patagon of 1629, Arras mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, jewels of the Golden Fleece around; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Rare, weakly struck, small nick, rat mintmark very clear, Fine to 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 Arras mint 1623-29 and 1634-35. It is quite scarce and the Arras mint was lost to the French in 1640. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen is 27,92 g.

Catalog reference: KM 4, Dav-4466, G.H. 329-7; Dewismes 259; Delm-298; V.H. 645.

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 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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