Flanders 1647 2 souverain d'or Fr-226
The first specimen was lot 990 in Jean Elsen sale 115 (Brussels, December 2012) where it sold for €2000 (about US$3,053 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips IV (1621-1665), AV dubbele souverein, 1647, Brugge. 2e type. Droit : Gekroond bb. radié met smalle kraag. Revers: Gekroond wapenschild omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Zeldzaam. Ex HSA 57.2142. bijna Prachtig. (county of Flanders, Philip IV (1621-40), gold double souverain of 1647, Bruges mint, second type. Obverse: crowned bust to right with small ruffed collar; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Scarce, about extremely fine.)
The second specimen was lot 3004 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,561 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BELGIEN, FLANDERN, Philipp IV. von Spanien, 1621-1665. 2 Souverain d'or 1647, Brügge. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 55. GOLD. Attraktives Exemplar, fast vorzüglich. (duchy of Flanders, Philip IV of Spain, 1621-65, double souverain d'or of 1647, Bruges mint, in NGC AU-55 holder. Attractive example, about extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for Brabant, Tournai and Artois but is nowhere common. In 1637, the bust was revised to show a much smaller ruffed collar.
Recorded mintage: 41,000 for 1646-47.
Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold; the first specimen is 11.10 g.
Catalog reference: G.H., 324-6b; Haeck, 789; Delm-559, Fr-226 (listed under Belgium), KM 51.
- 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 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
- [2]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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