Brabant 1655(a) souverain d'or Fr-108
This specimen was lot 23550 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPANISH NETHERLANDS. Brabant. Souverain d'Or (Lion d'Or), 1655. Brussels Mint; mm: head. Philip IV of Spain. NGC AU-58. Though some minor striking weakness is noted in a few spots, this wholesome example remains free from much in the way of handling and sports a golden-yellow hue that intensifies around the devices. From the David Sterling Collection." This type was struck 1648-65. The Brussels mint mark was an angel face, while Antwerp used a hand. Similar souverain d'or are recorded from Tournai and Flanders (Fr-227).
Recorded mintage: 37,000.
Specification: 5.54 g, 0.919 fine gold, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 77.2, Fr-108 (listed under Belgium); Delm-179.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
Link to:
- 1654 souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1655 demi-patagon, Brussels mint
- 1655 demi-ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1655 patagon, Antwerp mint
- 1655 ducaton, Brussels mint
- Tournai 1656 souverain d'or
- 1657 souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- Flanders 1657 souverain d'or Fr-227
- 1658 souverain d'or, Antwerp mint
- Coins and currency dated 1655