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The first specimen was lot 993 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,632 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AV souverain, 1749, Anvers. Premier type. Grand module. Tranche laurée. D/ B. couronné à d. R/ Ecu échancré d'Autriche-Bourgogne, couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. presque Superbe.'' (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, gold souverain of 1749, Antwerp mint, first type, large diameter, laureate edge. Obverse: crowned bust to right; reverse: crowned ornate arms of Austria-Burgundy over a Burgundian cross. Rare, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 40040 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $5,520. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS. Souverain d'Or, 1749. Antwerp Mint. Maria Theresa. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. Large Planchet (27 mm) variety. An attractively detailed and lustrous example with blushes of orange tone on both sides that aid the appearance." 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 Jean Elsen can be forgiven for the error. The coin was raised to a souverain d'or in the 1780's, doubling its value. The "(h)" in the page title refers to the hand mintmark on the reverse, signifying Antwerp; a lion was used for Bruges. 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.
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This specimen was lot 993 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,632 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AV souverain, 1749, Anvers. Premier type. Grand module. Tranche laurée. D/ B. couronné à d. R/ Ecu échancré d'Autriche-Bourgogne, couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. presque Superbe.'' (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, gold souverain of 1749, Antwerp mint, first type, large diameter, laureate edge. Obverse: crowned bust to right; reverse: crowned ornate arms of Austria-Burgundy over a Burgundian cross. Rare, about extremely 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 Jean Elsen can be forgiven for the error. The coin was raised to a souverain d'or in the 1780's, doubling its value. The "(h)" in the page title refers to the hand mintmark on the reverse, signifying Antwerp; a lion was used for Bruges. 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:'' 1,676.
 
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* 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.  
 
* 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>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 135,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 135,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.  
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
 
  
 
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Jean Elsen sale 135, lot 993

This specimen was lot 993 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,632 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AV souverain, 1749, Anvers. Premier type. Grand module. Tranche laurée. D/ B. couronné à d. R/ Ecu échancré d'Autriche-Bourgogne, couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. presque Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, gold souverain of 1749, Antwerp mint, first type, large diameter, laureate edge. Obverse: crowned bust to right; reverse: crowned ornate arms of Austria-Burgundy over a Burgundian cross. Rare, about extremely fine.)"

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 Jean Elsen can be forgiven for the error. The coin was raised to a souverain d'or in the 1780's, doubling its value. The "(h)" in the page title refers to the hand mintmark on the reverse, signifying Antwerp; a lion was used for Bruges. 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: 1,676.

Specification: 5.53 g, .919 fine gold, .163 troy oz AGW, 25 mm diameter; this specimen is 5,54 g.

Catalog reference: KM 9, W. 1113; Delm. 210; V.K. 26a, Fr-132.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.

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