Gelderland 1611 1/2 daalder
This specimen was lot 466 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €140 (about US$180 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GELDERLAND Provincie 1581 - 1795. 1611, 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. Silver Type II. Ridder achter provinciewapen naar rechts ...CO - NF. BEL. GEL.. Kz. klimmende leeuw, daarboven jaartal, in omschrift ... DNO. NON. MOVETVR.. RRR. Uiterst zeldzaam jaartal. Fraai. (province of Gelderland, half lion daalder of 1611, type II. Obverse: knight facing right above the provincial arms divides the date; reverse: lion rampant. Extremely rare date, fine.)"
The leeuwendaalder and its half are famous in the numismatic world as being some of the worst struck coins in history. Most of the provinces and several of the cities struck them from the 1570's until the end of the seventeenth century. The SCWC lists this subtype for 1606-11, 1615-28, 1632-37 and does not award this date a premium.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 12.96 g.
Catalog reference: KM 13.1, Delm-suppl. 869; V. 11.3.
- 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.
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