Flanders 1563 1/2 daalder

Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 78470

This specimen was lot 78470 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $125. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPANISH NETHERLANDS. Flanders. 1/2 Daalder, 1563. Bruges Mint. Philip II. PCGS FINE-15. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck for Philip II of Spain 1562, 1563 and 1565 along with 1/10, 1/5 and whole philipsdaalders. We also have examples from Gelderland and Brabant.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.1 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Delm-64.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1562 tiende Philipsdaalder
• Holland (1562-67) 1/2 philipsdaalder
• 1562 philipsdaalder, bust right, without "ANG Z"
• Brabant 1563 demi-écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
• Gelderland 1563 halve Philipsdaalder
• Overijssel 1563 Philipsdaalder
• 1566 vijfde Philipsdaalder
• Coins and currency dated 1563