Posted 8 years ago
Jon86
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Hi folks, I'm trying to find out more information about this coin please. I've found a little about it but not much as I can not find this coin anywhere online and any examples of it I have seen have been a little earlier or later. It's been really well reserved, but has no ties to the area it was found, namely Fife in Scotland, I would like to know the connection between the area and the coin. The only examples I have found have been one in Plymouth and the Isle of Wight both of which are on the south coast of England. Pictures don't do it justice and I don't have a size guide as it's been left with my Father in safe hands. Thank you in advance.
Nice! The patagons of Philip IV were struck in the Spanish Netherlands, at that time a union with the Spanish king (Spanish Netherlands). In the neighboring Dutch republic during the 17th century, Rotterdam was the centre of commerce for Scots trading in Europe. In the 1640s the Church of Scotland in Rotterdam attracted over 1000 Scotish tradesmen and religious exiles. Scottish and Dutch Calvinism were very similar and the two co-existed. In Rotterdam the Dutch state funded the Scottish Kirk, which still took its spiritual guidance directly from Edinburgh.
So there were most likely a lot of Spanish Netherland Patagons in circulation in nearby Rotterdam, making it's way to Scotland. If you know the weight you can find out the valour, Brabant, Flanders etc.
Thanks very much for that information, the weight is 29g if that helps. But yes thanks again, this gives me a starting point to read up on further.
Hi
Yours seems to be in better condition
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/351298584873?item=351298584873&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/222016076832?item=222016076832&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true
Thank You Ivan, yes indeed mine looks in a lot better condition.