Brabant 1600(h) 2 albertins d'or Fr-86
This specimen was lot 873 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €700 (about US$975 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AV double albertin, 1600, Anvers. D/ Écu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. R/ Croix de Bourgogne accostée de la date, sous une couronne, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, gold double albertin of 1600, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned arms, Order chain around; reverse: Burgundian cross divides the date, under a crown, adorned with the jewel of the Golden Fleece. Very Fine.)"
This type is recorded for 1600-09 as part of a coinage reform which eventually failed. Of the three mints that struck this type, Antwerp (hand mintmark) is the most common. The albertin was replaced by the souverain d'or in 1612.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.15 g, 0.895 fine gold, 28 mm diameter; this specimen 5,11 g.
Catalog reference: KM 10.1, Fr-86, G.H. 284-1; Delm. 145; W. 892.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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