Tournai 1639/8 2 souverain d'or Fr-396

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Sincona sale 51, lot 2251

This specimen was lot 2251 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 3,100 CHF (about US$3,739 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Tournai, Herrschaft, Philipp IV. 1621-1665. 2 Souverain dor 1639 (über 1638), Tournai. Sehr selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Leichter Doppelschlag, knapper Schrötling und kleine Kratzer im Avers. (county of Tournai, Philip IV, 1621-65, double souverain d'or of 1639, Tournai mint. Very rare, Very fine-extremely fine, Slightly double struck, small flan and some scratches on obverse.)"

This type is listed for Brabant, Flanders and Artois but is nowhere common. In 1637, the bust was revised to show a much smaller ruffed collar.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold; this specimen is 11.08 g.

Catalog reference: Vanhoudt 637. Delm-447. Fr-396, KM 55 (unlisted date).

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018..
  • 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.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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.

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