Holland 1580 couronne d'or Fr-146
This specimen was lot 1763 in Jean Elsen sale 116 (Brussels, March 2013), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$7,589 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, De Staten in opstand (1572-1581), AV gouden kroon, 1580, Dordrecht. Met titel van Philips II. Droit: (zon) ·PHS· D· C· HISP· REX· CO· HOL· 1580· Leliekruis met in de hoeken twee vuurijzers en twee leeuwen. Revers: DOMINVS· MIHI· ADIVTOR (roosje) Gekroond wapenschild tussen twee letters P. Uiterst Zeldzaam. Prachtexemplaar met originele glans. FDC (Netherlands, province of Holland, States Revolt (1572-81), golden crown of 1580, Dordrecht mint, in the name of Philip II. Obverse: Floriate cross divides two jewels and two lions; reverse: crowned arms divide 'P-P'. Extremely rare, proof example with original luster, uncirculated.)"
Couronnes d'or were struck again in the Spanish Netherlands about 1615-42 but by then Holland had become part of the United Provinces.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.31 g, 0.919 fine gold; this specimen is 3,34 g.
Catalog reference: G.H-209-11c; Delm-767; CNM 2.28.10, Fr-146.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 116, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2013.
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