Brabant 1604(h) 2 albertins d'or Fr-86
This specimen was lot 75417 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPANISH NETHERLANDS. Brabant. 2 Albertin, 1604. Antwerp Mint. Albert & Isabella. NGC MS-61. This supremely attractive and nicely struck for the type example is complimented with a rich golden luster an overall bright complexion. RARELY encountered in this grade, this charmer is surpassed by only one example on the NGC registry, and as such is a certainty to receive a premium bid." This type was struck 1600-05 as part of a short lived monetary reform. The albertin d'or was two-thirds of a ducat. The double albertin d'or is shown here. It was replaced after 1612 by the souverain d'or. Albert and Isabella were regents for Philip III in the Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.15 g, .895 fine gold, this specimen 5.12 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-86; KM-10.1.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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