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 was offered again 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.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 108, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2011.
  • [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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