Brabant 1637(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-103
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[1] noted, "BELGIUM 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.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
Link to:
- 1636 half patagon, Antwerp mint
- 1636 patagon, Antwerp mint
- 1636 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1636 couronne d'or, Antwerp mint
- 1636 double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1637 demi-ducaton, Brussels mint, older bust
- 1637 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1637 double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1639 double souverain d'or, Antwerp mint
- 1640 double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- Coins and currency dated 1637
- return to coins of Egypt