Flanders 1642 2 souverain d'or Fr-226
This specimen was lot 523 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIEN Flandern, Grafschaft Philipp IV. 1621-1665. 2 Souverain d'or 1642, Brügge. Geharnischtes, gekröntes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. Gekröntes, von der Vliesordenskette umgebenes Wappen. Kl. Kr. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Belgium, county of Flanders, Philip IV, 1621-65, double souverain d'or of 1642, Bruges mint. Obverse: armored, crowned bust to right. Reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Hairlines, extremely fine.)"
In the seventeenth century, Flanders was part of the Spanish Netherlands. Once the economic engine of northern Europe, Spanish misrule and repeated invasions impoverished the province in the 1600's. This type, issued 1638-47, is accompanied by single souverains d'or (KM 32) and a couronne d'or (Fr-228).
Recorded mintage: 42,000 for 1642-45.
Specification: 11.08 g, .947 fine gold, .337 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 11,10 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-559, Fr-226, KM 51.
- 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.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 5, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
- 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.
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