Brabant 1644(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-105
This specimen was lot 873 in Jean Elsen sale 142 (Brussels, September 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AV double souverain, 1644, Anvers. Deuxième type. D/ B. couronné à d., au mince collet. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Rare Fines griffes. Superbe. Provient de notre vente 124, 14 mars 2015, 558. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, gold double souverain of 1644, Antwerp mint, second type. Obverse: crowned bust right with smaller collar; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Extremely Fine.)"
This type is listed for Flanders, Tournai and Artois but is nowhere common. In 1637, the bust was revised to show a much smaller ruffed collar. The hand mintmark denotes this as a Antwerp issue.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold; this specimen is 11,02 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 324-1b; Delm-169; W. 997; V.H. 637, KM 74.1, Fr-105.
- 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 142, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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