Austrian Netherlands 1767(a) souverain d'or Fr-137

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Jean Elsen sale 108, lot 837
Brabant 1767 2 souverain dor rev JElsen 108-837.jpg
Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 705

This specimen was lot 837 in Jean Elsen sale 108 (Brussels, March 2011) where it sold for €5,500 (about US$9,035 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AV double souverain, 1767, Bruxelles. Troisième type. Droit : B. voilé à droite. Revers : Ecu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne, couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. La première année du type voilé. Extrêmement rare dans cet état de conservation. presque Fleur de Coin" (Duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, gold double souverain of 1767, Brussels mint, third type. Obverse: veiled bust facing right; reverse: crowned oval arms of Austria-Burgundy over a cross of Burgundy. First year of the veiled type. Extremely rare in this quality, about Uncirculated.)

It reappeared in Jean Elsen sale 115 (December 2012) where it sold for € 4,000 (about US$6,105 including buyer's fee). The catalog description noted, "BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AV double souverain, 1767, Bruxelles. Troisième type. Droit: B. voilé à droite. Revers: Ecu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne, couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Provient de notre vente 108, 12 mars 2011, 837. Extrêmement Rare. Le champ légèrement repoli au droit. La première année du type voilé. Superbe à Fleur de Coin." The second specimen was lot 705 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,641 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AV double souverain, 1767, Bruxelles. Troisième type. D/ B. voilé à d. R/ Ecu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne, couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, gold double souverain of 1767, Brussels mint, third type. Obverse: veiled bust right; reverse: crowned oval arms of Austria-Burgundy over a Burgundian cross. Extremely rare, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1767-80 with previous types struck 1756-66 (see Fr-134). The main change was the addition of a widow's veil to the empress's bust. The souverain d'or was struck under Maria Theresia's successors until 1798, when the Austrian Netherlands was occupied by the French. None are cheap.

Reported Mintage: 22,000.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, .326 troy oz AGW, the first specimen 11.06 g, the second specimen 11,00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 24, Fr-137, W-1137; Delm-216; VH 811; V.K., 17.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 108, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2011.
  • Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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