Brabant (1612-16)(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-94
This specimen was lot 600 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €9,500 (about US$12,354 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AV double souverain, s.d. (1612-1621), Bruxelles. D/ Les archiducs trônant de f., Albert ten. une épée et Isabelle ten. un sceptre. La légende interrompue par la base du trône. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très rare. Belle couleur. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, undated gold double souverain, Brussels mint. Obverse: the archdukes enthroned, facing, Albert holding a sword and Isabella holding a scepter, the throne interrupts the legend; reverse: crowned arms, Order chain around. Very rare, nice color, Extremely Fine.)"
This type superseded the double albertin d'or of 1601-09. It was struck throughout the Spanish Netherlands until 1657, including at Tournai (Fr-391) and Flanders (Fr-223). This undated specimen is from the very first issue.
Reported Mintage: 8,843.
Specification: 11.06 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 11,05 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-94, KM 39.2, G.H. 304-3a; Delm-154; W. 939; VH 612.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
Link to:
- 1610 triple réal
- (1612-16) escalin au paon, Brussels mint
- Flanders 1612 quarter patagon
- (1612-16) half patagon, Brussels mint
- (1612-16) patagon, Antwerp mint
- (1612-16) patagon, Brussels mint
- (1612-16) patagon, Maastricht mint
- Flanders (1612-16) patagon
- Tournai (1612-21) patagon Dav-4438
- Tournai (1612-13) 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-393
- (1612-16) double souverain d'or, Antwerp mint
- 1612 double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- Tournai (1612-21) double souverain d'or
- 1613 liard, Maastricht mint
- Flanders 1613 2 souverain d'or Fr-223
- Brabant 1619(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-95
- Coins and currency dated 1612