Tournai 1617 2 souverain d'or Fr-391

Stack's Bowers 2015 NTINC sale, lot 325

Artois in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas. Tournai is in Flanders, near the Hainaut border

This specimen was lot 325 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,350. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BELGIUM. Tournai. 2 Souverain d'Or, 1617. Albert & Isabella of Spain (1598-1621). NGC VF-30." 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). Note the "TORN" next to the crown on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: 23,000 for 1616-17.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-391 (Belgium); KM-23.2; VanGeld-304-7b; Delm-439.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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