Brabant 1649(h) souverain d'or Fr-107
This specimen was lot 807 in Jean Elsen sale 121 (Brussels, June 2014), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$3,043 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AV souverain (lion d'or), 1649, Anvers. Droit: Lion couronné debout à gauche, brandissant une épée, la patte posée sur un globe placé sur un socle. Revers: Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV (1621-65), gold souverain d'or of 1649, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned lion to left, brandishing a sword and supporting a globe on a pedestal. Reverse: crowned arms, with the Order of the Golden Fleece around. Rare in this quality, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for Antwerp (shown here) and Brussels (angel face mintmark, Fr-108) for 1648-65. Similar lions d'or were struck in Flanders (Fr-227) and Tournai (Fr-397).
Recorded mintage: 35,000.
Specification: 5.16 g, .988 fine gold; this specimen is 5,54 g.
Catalog reference: G.H., 325-1; Delm-170; W., 998, Fr-107 (listed under Belgium), KM 77.1.
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- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 121, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2014.
Link to:
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- 1647 double souverain d'or, Antwerp mint
- 1648 triple ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1648 souverain d'or, Bruges mint
- 1649 patagon, Antwerp mint
- Flanders 1649 patagon
- Tournai 1649 patagon
- 1649 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1649 double ducaton, Antwerp mint
- Tournai 1649 souverain d'or Fr-397
- 1651 souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- Flanders 1657 souverain d'or Fr-227
- 1653 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1658 souverain d'or, Antwerp mint
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