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[[Image:Brabant 1752 souverain dor Sincona 4-04265.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 4265]]

This specimen was lot 4265 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011) where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$931 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BELGIEN Flandern, Grafschaft Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Souverain d’or 1752, Brügge. Gekröntes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. Gekrönte Wappenkartusche auf gekreuzten Stäben. Sehr schön.'' (County of Flanders, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, souverain d'or, Bruges mint. Obverse: crowned bust to right; reverse: crowned arms, crossed batons behind. Very fine)."</blockquote> The SCWC correctly catalogs this as a ''half'' souverain d'or, as is clear by the weight. Friedberg is confusing, calling this a souverain d'or with a small diameter so the cataloguers at Sincona can be forgiven for the error. The "(l)" in the page title refers to the lion mintmark on the reverse, signifying Bruges; a hand was used for Antwerp. On the death of Charles VI in 1740, the redoubtable Maria Theresia was crowned Archduchess of Austria and queen of Hungary but, being a woman, could not be given the imperial crown. Therefore, after much debate and a war fomented by Frederick the Great of Prussia, her husband Francis of Lorraine was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1745.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 5.53 g, 0.919 fine gold, .163 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 5,55 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 17, Delm-571, Fr-237. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Delmonte, A., ''Le Bénélux D'or,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011. 

''Link to:''
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1750(h)R 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-132|1750 ½ souverain d'or]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1751 1/8 ducaton|1751 1/8 ducaton]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1751(l)R 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-236|1751 ''demi-souverain d'or'', Bruges mint]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) 2 liards|1752 double liard, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) escalin|1752 escalin, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) 2 escalins|1752 double escalin, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) 1/8 ducaton|1752 ''huitième de ducaton'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) 1/4 ducaton|1752 ''quart de ducaton'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) ducaton Dav-1280|1752 ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-135|1752 ''demi-souverain d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1753(h) 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-135|1753 ''demi-souverain d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1752]]
* return to coins of [[Austria, Austria-Netherlands]]

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