Brabant 1700(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-120

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 1099

This specimen was lot 1099 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €24,000 (about US$34,975 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AV double souverain, 1700, Anvers. Troisième type, à la petite couronne. D/ B. couronné et cuirassé à d., à la petite tête. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Extrêmement rare. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. Provient de Cayon, Madrid, 6 juillet 2016, 1165. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, gold double souverain of 1700, Antwerp mint, third type, with small crown. Obverse: crowned and armored bust right with small head; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Extremely rare, Extremely Fine - Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck at Antwerp 1697, 1699-1700 and at Brussels 1689-97. A quadruple souverain d'or (KM 90) also exists. The feeble reign of Charles II, the last of the Spanish Hapsburgs, was a disaster for Belgium, as the region was repeatedly invaded and devastated by the armies of Louis XIV. The turmoil did not end with Charles' death, as the powers of Europe fought a fifteen year war over partitioning the Hapsburg empire. In 1714, Belgium passed to Austria to keep it out of the hands of the French.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 11,13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 101.2, Fr-120, G.H. 344-1c; Delm-187; W. 1050; V.H. 707.

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 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Brabant_1700(h)_2_souverain_d%27or_Fr-120&oldid=503355"