Tournai 1616 2 souverain d'or Fr-391

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 807

This specimen was lot 807 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €14,000 (about US$18,205 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AV double souverain, 1616. 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· TORN· Z· en fin de légende. Très rare. Superbe. (lordship of Tournai, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, gold double souverain of 1616. Obverse: the archdukes enthroned facing, Albert holding a sword and Isabella holding a scepter; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around, "DOM· TORN· Z·" at the end of the legend. Very rare, Extremely Fine.)"

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

Reported Mintage: 23,000 for 1616-17.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 11,09 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-391, KM 23.2, G.H. 304-7b; Delm-439; Hoc 413.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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