Friesland 1687 30 stuivers
This specimen was lot 544 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €200 (about US$257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRIESLAND Provincie 1581 - 1795. Koggerdaalder. 1687, Silver Type II. In kruisvorm de wapentjes van Oostergo, Westergo, Sevenwolden en gecombineerd wapen van de Friese 11 steden, in de hoeken OG - WG - SW - ST, in het hart pijlenbundel met 4 pijlen. Kz. gekroond provinciewapen tussen waarde 30 - ST, jaartal boven de kroon. Retrograde N in omschriften. R Enkele zwaktes zoals gewoonlijk. Vlekkerige patina. Zeer fraai +. (province of Friesland, silver cog dollar of 1687, Type II. Obverse: the arms of Oostergo, Westergo, Sevenwolden and combined arms of the 11 Frisian cities arranged in a cross, in the corners OG - WG - SW - ST, in the heart a bundle of arrows with four arrows. Reverse: crowned provincial arms between the value 30 - ST, date above the crown. Retrograde N in inscriptions. Rare, some striking weakness as usual. Spotty toning, very fine or better.)"
This specimen is of the variety with the obverse legend "CONGO•FRISI•LIBER-TAS" (KM A67.1). Another variety, KM A67.2, has the obverse legend "CONGO • DIA • FRISI • LIBER-TAS".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 19.19 g, .757 fine silver, 0.464 troy oz ASW, this specimen 18.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM A67.1, Delm-1089; V. 125.3.
- 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, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
Link to:
- 1682 30 stuivers (koggerdaalder)
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- 1696 double gulden
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