Brabant 1635(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-104
This specimen was lot 872 in Jean Elsen sale 142 (Brussels, September 2019), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$16,876 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AV double souverain, 1635, Bruxelles. Premier type. D/ B. couronné et cuirassé à d., une grande fraise au col. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très rare. Superbe. Provient de notre vente 124, 14 mars 2015, 556. Voir l'agrandissement en couverture. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, gold double souverain of 1635, Brussels mint, first type. Obverse: crowned, armored and ruffed bust right; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Very rare, Extremely 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 angel face mintmark denotes this as a Brussels issue.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold; this specimen is 11,00 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 324-3a; Delm-175; W. 1016; V.H. 636, KM 64.1, Fr-104.
- 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.
- 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 142, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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