View source for Brabant 1640(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-106

[[Image:Sch375-1050.JPG|550px|thumb|Schulman sale 375, lot 1050]]

This specimen was lot 1050 in Schulman sale 375 (Amsterdam, April 2023), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$7,851 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, PHILIPPE IV 1621–1665, Double souverain d 'or. 1640 sur 1639. Bruxelles. Buste couronné avec mince collet à droite, en haut tête entre le millésime .PHIL. IIII. D. G. HISP. ET. INDIAR. REX. R/. écu couronné entouré du collier de la Toison d 'Or ·ARCHID· AVST· DV – X· BVRG· BRAB· Z- C. RRR. Surfrappe inédit. Ongepubliceerde overslag. Griffes sur l 'avers, petite irrégularitée sur le planchet. Krasjes op voorzijde, enige onegelmatigheid in het plaatje. Prachtig. Surfrappe net non répertoriée dans la literature.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Philip IV, 1621-65, double ''souverain d'or'', 1640/39, Brussels mint. Obverse: crowned bust right with flat collar; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Very rare, unpublished overdate, scratches on the obverse, some planchet irregularity, extremely fine.)" </blockquote> This type was struck 1637-47 and features a middle-aged bust of the king n a flat collar. The previous issue ([[Brabant 1637(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-103|Fr-103]]) depicted him in a ruffed collar.

''Recorded mintage:'' 42,000 from Brussels plus 8,000 from Antwerp.

''Specification:'' 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 74.1, GH. 324.3b; Delm-177; Vanhoudt 637; de W. 1017; Fr-106. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, ''Schulman sale 375,'' Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1639(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-105|1639 ''double souverain d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Artois 1640 patagon Dav-4466]]
* [[Burgundy 1640 patagon Dav-4472|Burgundy 1640 patagon]]
* [[Tournai 1640 patagon Dav-4470|Tournai 1640 patagon]]
* [[Brabant 1640(h) ducaton Dav-4454|1640 ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1640(a) ducaton Dav-4454|1640 ducaton, Brussels mint]]
* [[Brabant 1640(h) 4 ducaton Dav-4451|Brabant 1640 quadruple ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1641(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-105|1641 ''double souverain d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1641(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-106|1641 ''double souverain d'or'', Brussels mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1640]]

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