Austrian Netherlands 1793-H souverain d'or Fr-471
This specimen was lot 3874 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,837 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Franz II. 1792-1804. Souverain d'or 1793, H, Günzburg. GOLD. RR Leichte Kratzer unter dem Porträt, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion H. D. Rauch 105, Wien 2017, Nr. 1839. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis II, gold souverain of 1793, Günzburg mint. Very rare, light scratch under the portrait, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1792-98 at six mints with only a rare issue of 1793 from Brussels, which originated this denomination for the Austrian Netherlands back in the 1750's. Similar coins are known from Vienna, Kremnitz, Milan, Venice and Hall.
Recorded mintage: 60,000, one of the more common dates.
Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 11.09 g.
Catalog reference: KM 64, Fr-471; J. 136; Schl. 69.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
Link to:
- 1789 souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1792-A ducat, Francis II, shield reverse
- 1792-A ducat, Francis II, imperial eagle reverse
- 1793-H 3 kreuzer, Günzburg mint, for Further Austria
- 1793-F demi-souverain d'or, Hall mint
- 1793-V half souverain d'or, Venice mint
- 1793 souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1793-A souverain d'or, Vienna mint
- 1793-V souverain d'or, Venice mint
- 1794-A souverain d'or, Vienna mint
- Coins and currency dated 1793