Spanish Netherlands, Duchy of Brabant (Brussels?) ¼ Patagon 1645 - Philip IV (1621-1665)

5.57g. VF/VF. Cut down.

Obv.: Crowned Burgundian cross, at sides date 16-45, jewel of the Golden Fleece hanging below. Angel head? (mint mark) at top; “·PHIL·IIII·D·G·HISP·ET·INDIAR·REX·”.

Rev.: Crowned coat of arms surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; “ARCHID·AVST·DV-X·BVR(G·BRAB.Zc)”.

KM 54.3; Gelder Hoc 331-3; Delmonte 311.

Issue of interest to collectors of coins of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain, struck in the area of modern Belgium (Brussels), historically associated with the Spanish Netherlands under Philip IV.