Austrian Netherlands 1784-A souverain d'or Fr-442
This specimen was lot 1859 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Joseph II. 1765-1790. 2 Souverain d'or 1784 A, Wien. Seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Austria, Joseph II, 1765-90, double souverain d'or of 1784, Vienna mint, Rare date, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
This type is filed under the Austrian Netherlands, an area which is now Belgium and Luxembourg. Besides Brussels, similar coins are known from Vienna, Günzburg, Kremnitz, Milan and Hall. The type was struck 1781-89 and previous souverains d'or date back to the reign of Maria Theresa.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold; this specimen 11.10 g.
Catalog reference: KM 33, Herinek 82. Fr-442.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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