Austrian Netherlands 1756(h) kronenthaler Dav-1283

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Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1241

This specimen was lot 1241 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €130 (about US$164 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, François Ier (1745-1765), AR couronne, 1756, Anvers. D/ Aigle impériale couronnée, entourée du collier de la Toison d'or. R/ Croix de Bourgogne entre trois couronnes, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. Nettoyée. Très Beau. Provient de la collection De Potter et de Delmonte, 1975. (duchy of Brabant, Francis I, 1745-65, silver kronenthaler of 1756, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned imperial eagle; reverse: Burgundian cross between three crowns, decorated with the jewels of the Golden Fleece. Cleaned, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck for Francis I 1755-65 and was intended to replace the old patagons and ducatons struck by the Spanish. A similar type (Dav-1282) was also struck in Antwerp and Brussels in the name of Maria Theresia. During the reign of Joseph II, kronenthalers were struck all over the Hapsburg empire. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium passed to the king of the Netherlands.

Recorded mintage: 427,000 including Dav-1282.

Specification: 29.44 g, 0.873 fine silver; this specimen is 29,44 g.

Catalog reference: W. 1127; Delm-383; V.H. 830, Dav-1283, KM 22.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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