View source for Brabant 1637(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-103

[[Image:S82-2337.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 83, lot 2337]]

This specimen was lot 2337 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$6,692 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "BELGIUM [[Netherlands, Spanish|Brabant, Herzogtum]], Philipp IV. von Spanien, 1621-1665. 2 Souverain d'or 1637, Antwerpen. ''Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Minimal berieben, sonst prachtvolle Erhaltung'' (Rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Very minor hairlines, otherwise magnificent condition)." This type is recorded for 1628-37 from the Brussels (angel face mintmark) and Antwerp mints (hand mintmark, shown here). In 1637, the obverse was revised to show the king with an older bust in a flat collar rather than the ruffed collar shown here.

''Recorded mintage:'' 40,000 plus 23,000 from Brussels.

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

''Catalog reference:'' Vanhoudt 636AN, Delmonte 167, Fr-103, KM 64.2. 

''[[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>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1636(h) 1/2 patagon|1636 half patagon, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1636(h) patagon Dav-4462|1636 patagon, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1636(a) patagon Dav-4462|1636 patagon, Brussels mint]]
* [[Brabant 1636(h) ducaton Dav-4444|1636 ducaton, Antwerp mint, ruffed bust]]
* [[Brabant 1636(h) ducaton Dav-4454|1636 ducaton, Antwerp mint, mature bust]]
* [[Brabant 1636(h) couronne d'or Fr-109|1636 couronne d'or, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1636(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-104|1636 ''double souverain d'or'', Brussels mint]]
* [[Brabant 1637(a) 1/2 ducaton KM-73.2|1637 ''demi-ducaton'', Brussels mint, older bust]]
* [[Brabant 1637(h) patagon Dav-4462|1637 patagon, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1637(a) patagon Dav-4462|1637 patagon, Brussels mint]]
* [[Brabant 1637(h) ducaton Dav-4454|1637 ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1637(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-106|1637 ''double souverain d'or'', Brussels mint]]
* [[Brabant 1639(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-105|1639 ''double souverain d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1640(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-106|1640 ''double souverain d'or'', Brussels mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1637]]
* return to coins of [[Egypt]]

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