Brabant 1657(a) souverain d'or Fr-108
This specimen was lot 3140 in Sincona sale 43 (Zurich, October 2017), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (aboout US$1,313 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIUM | Brabant, Herzogtum, Philipp IV. 1621-1665 Souverain dor 1657. Brüssel. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, souverain d'or of 1657, Brussels mint. Rare in this condition, Good extremely fine.)"
This type is noted for Antwerp (Fr-107, hand mintmark) and Brussels (shown here) for 1648-63. The Brussels mint mark was an angel's face, which is poorly struck on this specimen.
Recorded mintage: 22,000.
Specification: 5.54 g, 0.919 fine gold, 30 mm diameter; this specimen 5.52 g.
Catalog reference: KM 77.2, Delm-179; Fr-108 (listed under Belgium).
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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