Flanders (1521-51) carolus d'or Fr-207
This specimen was lot 649 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €400 (about US$555 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Keizer Karel (1506-1555), AV Karolus goudgulden, z.j. (1521-1551), Brugge. Met lelie op vz. en kz. Interpunctie met punten. Vz/ Geharnast bb. v.v. met zwaard en rijksappel. Kz/ Tweekoppige adelaar met groot wapenschild op de borst. Met HISP REX en HOSTES TVOS. goede Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, emperor Charles V, undated 1506-55, gold Karolus gulden, Bruges mint, with a lily punctuating the obverse and reverse legends. Obverse: armored bust with sword and orb; reverse: double headed eagle with large arms. good very fine.)"
This type is among the more available gold coins of the reign, being struck at Bruges (shown here), Antwerp and Maastricht.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold; this specimen is 2,93 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-207; G.H. 185-5d; Delm-517; coll. Vernier 123.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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