Tournai (1612-21) 2 souverain d'or Fr-391

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Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 1056

This specimen was lot 1056 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,567 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AV double souverain, s.d. (1612-1621). D/ Les archiducs trônant de f., Albert ten. une épée et Isabelle ten. un sceptre. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. DOM· TORNA Z en fin de légende. Rogné et nettoyé. presque Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, undated gold double souverain. Obverse: the archdukes enthroned facing, Albert holding a sword and Isabella holding a scepter; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around, DOM· TORNA Z at the end of the legend. Clipped and cleaned, about Very Fine.)"

This type is listed undated (KM 23.1, shown here) and dated (KM 23.2, 1612-20). The denomination was struck until 1657 with the portrait of Philip IV (KM 55).

Recorded mintage: 33,000.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 10,53 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-391, KM 23.1, G.H. 304-7a; Delm-439; Hoc 406; V.H. 612.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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