Duchy of Brabant 2 Patards / Stivers "Double Briqueter" - Philip the Handsome, Regency, 1482 – 1485

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Duchy of Brabant Duchy of Brabant
Currency Groot (1183 – 1506)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 2 Patards
Year 1482 – 1485
Ruler Philip the Handsome (1482–1506)
Composition Silver (.799)
Shape Round (irregular)
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 3.06
Diameter (mm) 27
Demonetized Yes

Description

2 Patards from Duchy of Brabant. Issued from 1482 to 1485. Struck in Silver (.799). Measures 27 mm and weighs 3.06 g.

Obverse
Two seated lions facing each other. Between and above them a firesteel (vuurijzer), flint and sparks. Legend ends with mintmark. (Coinage of the Archduchy of Austria, Burgundy, Brabant, Limburg, etc.)
Reverse
Shield with arms of Austria-Burgundy over a floriate cross (Double patard made in Brabant 1482)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1485  615.3K
1483  Lev. II-68b. Obv legend contains LOT
1483  932.9K Levinson II-68a
1482  203.4K Lev. II-64a. Reverse legend DVP PAT ...
1482  Lev. II-64b. Reverse legend SALVVM ...

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