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[[Image:JE158-0586.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 586]]

This specimen was lot 586 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AV double albertin, 1602, Anvers. D/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. R/ Croix de Bourgogne accostée de la date, sous une couronne, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. Flan large. Petite tache au revers. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, gold double albertin of 1602, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned arms, Order chin around; reverse: Burgundian cross divides the date, under a crown, adorned with the jewel of the Golden Fleece. Large planchet, small stain on the reverse, rare in this quality, Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This type is recorded for 1600-09 as part of a coinage reform (see [[Brabant (1600-11) 2 ducats Fr-84]] for more details). Of the three mints that struck this type, Antwerp (hand mintmark) is the most common.

''Reported Mintage:'' 356,000.

''Specification:'' 5.15 g, 0.895 fine gold, this specimen 5,11 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 10.1, Fr-86, G.H. 284-1; Delm-145; W. 892; VH 582. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1601(h) 2 albertins d'or Fr-86|Brabant 1601 ''double albertin d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Tournai 1601 2 albertins d'or Fr-389|Tournai 1601 ''double albertin d'or'']]
* [[Brabant 1602(h) florin|1602 florin d'argent, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Tournai 1602 2 albertins d'or Fr-389|Tournai 1602 ''double albertin d'or'']]
* [[Brabant 1603(h) 2 albertins d'or Fr-86|Brabant 1603 ''double albertin d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1604(h) 2 albertins d'or Fr-86|Brabant 1604 ''double albertin d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Tournai 1603 2 albertins d'or Fr-389|Tournai 1603 ''double albertin d'or'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1602]]

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