Brabant 1634(a) couronne d'or Fr-110
This specimen was lot 2327 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,809 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIEN Flandern, Grafschaft, Philipp IV. 1621-1665. Souverain d'or (Gouden kroon) 1634, Brüssel. Gutes sehr schön. Kleiner Randfehler. (Belgium, county of Flanders [sic], Philip IV, 1621-65, gold souverain or crown of 1634, Brussels mint. Good Very Fine, Minor edge flaw.)"
This type is listed for Brabant, from Antwerp (struck 1623-27, 1631, 1634, 1637-39) and Brussels (struck 1622-24, 1629-39).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.31 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 g.
Catalog reference: Vanhoudt/Saunders 653. Delmonte 562. Fr-110, KM A57.1 (unlisted date).
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
Link to:
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