Gelderland 1579 uniedaalder Dav-8499

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Jean Elsen sale 115, lot 1087
Gelderland 1579 uniedaalder rev JElsen 115-1087.jpg

This specimen was lot 1087 in Jean Elsen sale 115 (Brussels, December 2012) where it sold for €4500 (about US$6,868 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, De Staten in opstand (1577-1581), AR Uniedaalder, 1579, Nijmegen. Droit: PHS· D: G· HISP· Z· REX· DVX· GEL· C· Z· Ongekroond bb. nue l. Revers: CONCORDIA· RES· PARVAE· CRESCVNT Gevierendeeld gekroond wapen van Gelre en Zutphen. Uiterst Zeldzaam. Ex HSA 1066. Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Gelderland, states' revolt (1577-81), silver union dollar of 1579, Nijmegen mint; obverse: uncrowned bust to left; reverse: crowned, quartered arms of Gelderland and Zutphen. Extremely rare, very fine.)"

Gelderland was in the heart of the United Provinces.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 24,19 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8499, G.H., 258-6; Delm-135; CNM 2.17.53.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • 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 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.

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