Brabant (1521-56) real d'or Fr-56
This specimen was lot 20243 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,997.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "BELGIUM. Brabant. Real d'Or, ND (ca. 1521-56). Antwerp Mint. Charles V (Charles I of Spain) (1506-55). NGC AU-58. Crisp clear effigy and coat of arms. A superior example with minor waviness in the flan but without creases. Bright radiant luster." Brabant, originally part of the Burgundian inheritance, fell to the Hapsburgs on the death of the last duke of Burgundy in 1477. On the emperor Charles's abdication in 1555, the Hapsburg inheritance was divided between the Austrian and Spanish branches, and the Netherlands passed to Philip II, a dour and unbending Catholic. This type was struck at Antwerp (shown here) and Maastricht (Fr-57) and in Flanders (Fr-206). The Spanish Hapsburgs ruled Brabant until 1700, fending off repeated attempts by the king of France to annex it. The area is now part of Belgium.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-56; Del-97; Demay-149.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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