Gelderland (1583-86) rose noble Fr-230
This specimen was lot 2513 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,292 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Provincie, AV rozenobel op Engelse muntvoet, z.j. (1583-1586). Vz/ MON-ETA- NOVA AV DVC GELRIE COM Z Staande vorst in een schip met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ + DEVS TRANSFERT ET CONSTITVIT REGNA Roos met stralen omringd door vier gekroonde luipaarden en vier leliekronen. Zeer zeldzaam. Deukjes aan de rand. Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Gelderland, undated rose noble, imitation of the English issue, circa 1583-86. Obverse: the king stands in a ship with sword and provincial arms; reverse: rose ringed by four crowned lions and four lilies. Very rare, edge mount mark, very fine.)"
This rose noble, an imitation of a fifteenth century English coin, was struck in several of the Dutch provinces. Other nobles were struck to the slightly lighter Flemish standard. This specimen lacks the "E" on the king's flag.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.6 g, gold, this specimen 7,51 g.
Catalog reference: Verk. -; de Voogt 20; Delm-636; CNM 2.17.56.
- 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 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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