Brabant 1641(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-105
This specimen was lot 197 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 7,250 € (about US$9,471 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1641. Felipe IV. Antwerp. 2 sovereigns. Obv.: PHIL·IIII·D·G·HISP·ET·INDIAR·REX·16(mm)41·. Rev.: ·ARCHID·AVST·DV-X·BVRG·BRAB·Zc. Very nice. Original luster. Graded by NGC as MS62, no. 6771175-003. Top Pop. Rare, especially in this condition. We have had only one other example. EBC+ [choice extremely fine]. Ex Aureo 03/06/1996, no. 319. Ex Colección Velázquez 04/25/2019, no. 632." This type is recorded for 1637-47 from the Brussels and Antwerp mints (shown here).
Recorded mintage: 35,000.
Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, .326 troy oz AGW, this specimen 11.04 g.
Catalog reference: KM 74.1, Fr-105, Vti. 1531, photo error, Vanhoudt 637.AN.
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- 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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