Brabant (1545-52) carolus d'or Fr-58

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Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 638

This specimen was lot 638 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €380 (about US$527 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. (1545-1552), Anvers. Ponctuation par points. D/ L'empereur couronné de f., ten. l'épée et le globe cr. R/ Aigle impériale présentant le grand écu à seize quartiers. Avec HISP REX et HOSTES TVOS. Tache au revers. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, undated gold karolus florin (one-third real), Antwerp mint, punctuated with dots. 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. Stain on reverse, very fine.)"

This issue is among the more available gold coins of the reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold; this specimen is 2,84 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-58; G.H. 185-1b; W. -; Delm-101.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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.
  • van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
  • [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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