Austria 1772-IC SK souverain d'or Fr-420

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Sincona Auction 103, lot 864

This specimen was lot 864 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,677 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 2 Souverain d'or 1772 IC-SK, Wien. Münzmeister Johann August von Cronberg. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, double souverain d'or of 1772, Vienna mint. Very Fine.)"

The souverain denomination was a holdover from Spanish rule in the Low Countries during the seventeenth century and was struck until the collapse of the ancien regime. This type was struck at Vienna 1772-74 and 1780. Earlier issues showed the empress without a veil. It is distinguished from the souverain struck at Brussels by the presence of the "IC SK" initials and a differently shaped shield on the reverse. Later souverains d'or were struck for Joseph II all over the Hapsburg empire.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 11.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 27 (listed under Austria, Austria-Netherlands), Herinek 327, Fr-420.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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