Brabant (1521-45) carolus d'or Fr-58
This specimen was lot 613 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €440 (about US$611 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AV florin Karolus d'or (tiers de réal), s.d. (1521-1545), Anvers. Ponctuation par croisettes. D/ L'empereur couronné de f., ten. l'épée et le globe cr. R/ Aigle impériale présentant le grand écu à seize quartiers. Avec HISPAR REX au droit et HOSTES TVOS au revers. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, undated gold karolus florin (one-third real), Antwerp mint, punctuated with crosses. Obverse: the crowned emperor facing, bearing a sword and orb; reverse: imperial eagle supporting a large shield of sixteen quarters. With HISPAR REX on the obverse and HOSTES TVOS on the reverse. Very fine.)"
This issue is among the more available gold coins of the reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold; this specimen is 2,85 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-58; G.H. 185-1a; Delm-101; W. 662.
- 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 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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