Brabant 1639(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-105

Jean Elsen sale 157, lot 621

This specimen was lot 621 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,095 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AV double souverain, 1639, Anvers. Deuxième type. D/ B. couronné à d., au mince collet. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, gold double souvereign of 1639, Antwerp mint, second type. Obverse: crowned bust right with thin collar; reverse: crowned arms with the Order of the Golden Fleece around. Very Fine.)"

This type is listed for Flanders, Tournai and Artois but is nowhere common. In 1637, the bust was revised to show a much smaller ruffed collar. The hand mintmark denotes this as a Antwerp issue.

Recorded mintage: 29,000.

Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 10,76 g.

Catalog reference: KM 74.1, Fr-105, G.H. 324-1b; Delm. 169; W. 997; V.H. 637.

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.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

Link to:

• 1637 double souverain d'or, ruffed collar, Antwerp mint
• 1637 double souverain d'or, flat collar, Brussels mint
• 1639 half ducaton, Antwerp mint
• 1639 ducaton, Antwerp mint
• Tournai 1639/8 2 souverain d'or Fr-396
• 1640 double souverain d 'or, Brussels mint
• Coins and currency dated 1639