Brabant 1645(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-105

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 623

This specimen was lot 623 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$4,941 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AV double souverain, 1645, Anvers. Deuxième type. D/ B. couronné à d., au mince collet. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, gold double souverain of 1645, Antwerp mint, second type. Obverse: crowned bust right in thin collar; reverse: crowned arms, Order chain around. Very Fine - 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.

Reported Mintage: 138,000.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 11,02 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-105, KM 74.1, G.H. 324-1b; W. 997; Delm-169; VH 637.

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.

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