View source for Brabant 1553(s) couronne d'or Fr-63

[[Image:JE151-0996.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 996]]

This specimen was lot 996 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$3,998 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"'' BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1553, Maastricht. D/ Ecu couronné d'Autriche-Bourgogne, accosté de deux briquets. R/ Croix fleurdelisée, cantonnée de deux aigles et de deux tours. Extrêmement rare Petite entaille sur la tranche. Bel exemplaire frappé sur flan large. Superbe. Provient de notre vente 113, 16 juin 2012, 1045.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Charles V, 1506-55, gold écu of the sunburst of 1553, Maastricht mint. Obverse: crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy divide two firesteels; reverse: floriate cross cantonned with two eagles and two towers. Extremely rare, small edge nick, well struck on a large blank. Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> The ''couronne d'or'' was issued from Antwerp and Maastricht in Brabant 1542-55, as well as Flanders, Holland, [[Gelderland 1544 couronne d'or Fr-73|Gelderland]] and elsewhere. ''Couronnes d'or'' were struck again in the Spanish Netherlands about 1615-42 but by then the northern provinces had seceded.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.31 g, .919 fine gold, this specimen is 3,41 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-63, G.H. 186-2; Delm. 108; W. 666; V.H. 223. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022. 

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1548 couronne d'or Fr-62|1548 ''couronne d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1551(h) 4 patards|1551 4 patards, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1554 couronne d'or Fr-62|1554 ''couronne d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1553]]

[[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 151]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]