Deventer (1622) 50 stuivers Dav-4976
This specimen was lot 1832 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$585 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NIEDERLANDE Deventer, Stadt Reichstaler o. J. (1622). Titel Ferdinand II. Behelmtes Wappen. Rv. Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Reichsapfel auf der Brust. 28,15 g. Kl. Zainende. Gutes sehr schön. (Netherlands, city of Deventer, rijksdaalder of 1622, without date, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Obverse: helmeted arms; reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with orb on breast, very fine to good very fine.)"
This type was struck 1622 and 1627 only and is scarce. History does not record why the town felt a fifty stuivers denomination was necessary when silver 28, 30, 40, 48 and 60 stuivers already circulated.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 28,05 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-690. Ned. Munt. 2.07.12, Dav-4976, KM 11.1.
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- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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