Brabant 1570 florin d'or Fr-71
This specimen was lot 1062 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,976 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AV florin d'or de Bourgogne, 1570, Anvers. D/ Saint André deb. de f., t. à g., ten. sa croix et les Evangiles. R/ Ecu d'Autriche-Bourgogne couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Rare Fines craquelures du flan au droit. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, gold florin of Burgundy of 1570, Antwerp mint. Obverse: St. Andrew facing, head left, holding a cross and the gospels. Reverse: crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Rare, fine cracks on the obverse, about Very Fine.)"
This type was struck at Antwerp 1567-70. It is scarce but not rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3,26 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-71, G.H. 239-1; Delm-117; W. 707; V.H. 289.
- 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.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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