Brabant 1652(a) souverain d'or Fr-108
This specimen was lot 3011 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €460 (about US$594 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT Philipp IV. von Spanien, 1621-1665. Souverain d'or (Lion d'or) 1652, Brüssel. GOLD. Seltener Jahrgang. Leichte Prägeschwäche, sehr schön. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II of Spain, 1555-98, souverain d'or of 1652, Brussels mint. Rare date, lightly cleaned, very fine.)"
This type is noted for Antwerp (Fr-107, hand mintmark) and Brussels (shown here) for 1648-63. The Brussels mint mark was an angel's face. Similar souverains d'or are recorded from Tournai and Flanders.
Recorded mintage: 9,000.
Specification: 5.54 g, 0.919 fine gold, 30 mm diameter; this specimen 5.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 77.1, Delm-179; Fr-108 (listed under Belgium).
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
Link to:
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