Deventer 1618 1/2 florin KM-27
This specimen was lot 83 in Schulman auction 388 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,409 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"14 Stuiver of 1/2 florijn, DEVENTER, 1618, Silver, STEDELIJKE MUNTSLAG TE DEVENTER Type I. Gekroonde dubbele adelaar met waarde I4 op de borst .MATTH. I. D. G. ROM. IMP. SEM. AVG. Kz. gekroond wapen tussen aan onderzijde het jaartal, daaronder waarde I4 in cirkel .FLOR. ARG. CIV - IMP. DAVENT. klaverblad. RRR. Hoogst zeldzaam Aantrekkelijk gepatineerd, goed uitgemunt voor he type. Zeer fraai +. (fourteen stuivers or half florin of 1618, city of Deventer, type I. Obverse: crowned double headed eagle supporting an orb with the value on its breast; reverse: crowned arms, date below and value below. Extremely rare, attractive toning, well struck for the type, very fine or better.)"
A variety (KM 28) exists with the date divided by the shield. This coin cites Matthias I, Holy Roman Emperor. Deventer left the empire, along with the rest of the United Provinces, by the terms of the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. After decades of complaints, the States General managed to close all the municipal mints by the end of the seventeenth century, citing constant fraud in weight and fineness of their products.
Recorded mintage: 3,700.
Specification: 10.25 g, 0.673 fine silver, this specimen 9.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 27, Delm. 1109; V. 153.3; FD. 108; de B. 30.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 388: 145 Year Jubilee Sale, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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