Brabant 1623(a) couronne d'or Fr-110
This specimen was lot 4259 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011) where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIEN Brabant, Herzogtum Philipp IV. 1621-1665. Couronne d'or 1623, Brüssel. Lilienkreuz. Rv. Gekröntes Wappen zwischen gekrönten Feuereisen. Lt. Einhieb. Gutes sehr schön. (Duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, couronne d'or of 1623, Brussels mint. Obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms divide crowned andirons. Good very fine)."
What is now Belgium was under Spanish rule in the seventeenth century but was not considered a unified realm, being ruled as a collection of duchies, counties, lordships, etc., with the bishopric of Liège dividing it in half. This type was issued from Brussels 1622-39 and from Antwerp (Fr-109) 1623-39 but is today quite scarce. It superseded the albertin d'or.
Recorded mintage: 11,000.
Specification: 3.31 g, 0.919 fine gold, .098 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,41 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-180, Fr-110, KM A57.1.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
Link to:
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- 1623 double ducaton, Brussels mint
- 1623 triple ducaton, Antwerp mint
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