Tournai (1615-18) 2/3 souverain d'or Fr-392

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Sincona sale 50, lot 1019
Artois in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas. Tournai is in Flanders, near the Hainaut border

This specimen was lot 1019 in Sincona sale 50 (Zürich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Tournai, Grafschaft. Albert und Isabella, 1598-1621. 2/3 Souverain d’or o. J. (1615-1618). ALBERTVS•E - T•ELISABET•D:G Albert und Elisabeth stehen nach rechts gewandt. Rv. ARCH•AVST•DVCE - BVRG•DOM•TOR•Z Gekröntes Wappen von der Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies umgeben. Sehr selten. Etwas gewellt. Gutes sehr schön. (County of Tournai, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, undated two-thirds soverain d'or. Obverse: Albert and Isabella stand, facing right; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Very rare, Slightly wavy flan, Good very fine.)"

This type is listed for Tournai for this issue only along with a half souverain d'or (KM 22), double souverain d'or and couronne d'or, also very rare. Souverains d'or were struck in greater numbers after 1633. Albert and Isabella were regents for Philip III in the Netherlands.

Recorded mintage: 2,582.

Specification:3.49 g, .980 fine gold; this specimen is 3.41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 28, Vanhoudt 614. Van Gelder & Hoc 306-7b. de Mey 1635. Fr-392.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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, et al., Vente Publique 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.

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