Austrian Netherlands 1779(a) souverain d'or Fr-137

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Jean Elsen sale 134, lot 1165
Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 709

The first specimen was lot 1165 in Jean Elsen sale 134 (Brussels, September 2017), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$4,801 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AV double souverain, 1779, Bruxelles. Troisième type. D/ B. voilé à d. R/ Ecu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne, couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare Fines traces d'ajustage. Très Beau à Superbe. (Austrian Netherlands, duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, gold double souverain d'or of 1779, Brussels mint, third type. Obverse: Veiled bust to right; reverse: oval arms of Austria-Burgundy over a Burgundian cross, crown above. Rare, minor adjustment marks. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 709 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,121 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AV double souverain, 1779, Bruxelles. Troisième type. D/ B. voilé à d. R/ Ecu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne, couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. presque Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, gold double souverain of 1779, Brussels mint, third type. Obverse: veiled bust right; reverse: crowned oval arms of Austria-Burgundy over a Burgundian cross. Rare, about Extremely Fine.)"

The souverain denomination was a holdover from Spanish rule in the seventeenth century and was struck until the collapse of the ancien regime. This style was struck 1767-72 and 1778-80 at Brussels. To mark the death of Francis I in 1765, the empress's bust was modified to show her in a veil. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797.

Reported Mintage: 77,000.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, 0.326 troy oz AGW; the first specimen 11.09 g, the second specimen 11,08 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-137, KM 25, W. 1137; Delm-216; VH 811.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 134, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.
  • [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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