Brabant 1602(h) 2 albertins d'or Fr-86

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 586

This specimen was lot 586 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AV double albertin, 1602, Anvers. D/ Ecu 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. Flan large. Petite tache au revers. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, gold double albertin of 1602, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned arms, Order chin around; reverse: Burgundian cross divides the date, under a crown, adorned with the jewel of the Golden Fleece. Large planchet, small stain on the reverse, rare in this quality, Extremely Fine.)"

This type is recorded for 1600-09 as part of a coinage reform (see Brabant (1600-11) 2 ducats Fr-84 for more details). Of the three mints that struck this type, Antwerp (hand mintmark) is the most common.

Reported Mintage: 356,000.

Specification: 5.15 g, 0.895 fine gold, this specimen 5,11 g.

Catalog reference: KM 10.1, Fr-86, G.H. 284-1; Delm-145; W. 892; VH 582.

Source:

  • 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Brabant_1602(h)_2_albertins_d%27or_Fr-86&oldid=471322"