Gelderland 1544 couronne d'or Fr-73
This specimen was lot 1015 in Jean Elsen sale 115 (Brussels, December 2012) where it sold for €1500 (about US$2,290 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Hertogdom, Karel V (1506-1555), AV gouden zonneschild, 1544, Nijmegen. Droit : Gekroond wapenschild tussen twee vuurijzers. Revers : Leliekruis met in de hoeken tweekoppige adelaars en torens. Zeldzaam. Met op kz.: + DA MIHI VIRTVTE CONTRA HOS TV. Lichte dubbelslag. Ex HSA 1022. Prachtig. (Duchy of Gelderland, Charles V (1506-55), gold couronne d'or of 1544, Nijmegen mint. Obverse: crowned arms between two crown; reverse: floriate cross with two eagles and two towers in the fields. Scarce, lightly double struck, extremely fine.)"
Couronnes d'or were struck again in the Spanish Netherlands about 1615-42 but by then Gelderland had become part of the United Provinces.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.31 g, 0.919 fine gold; this specimen is 3,27 g.
Catalog reference: G.H., 186-4; Delm-625, Fr-73.
- 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.
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