Flanders 1642 couronne d'or Fr-228
This specimen was lot 562 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,227 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
" VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips IV (1621-1665), AV gouden kroon, 1642, Brugge. Vz/ Gebloemd kruis. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild tussen twee gekroonde vuurijzers. Uiterst zeldzaam. Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, couronne d'or of 1642, Bruges mint. Obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms between two crowned jewels. Very rare, very fine.)"
This type was struck at Bruges 1627-28, 1631-32, 1640-42 and is rare. It was also issued from Tournai, Antwerp and Brussels in Brabant. It was superseded by the souverain d'or and double souverain d'or (Fr-226).
Reported Mintage: 15,000 for 1640-42.
Specification: 3.41 g, 0.882 fine gold, this specimen 3,35 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 326-6; Haeck 791; Delm-562; KM 40, Fr-228.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- 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 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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