Gelderland 1644 daalder Dav-4849
This specimen was lot 1905 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 38 (Winter Park, FL, November 2025), where it sold for $228. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS (United), Gelderland, "lion" daalder, 1644. Nicely detailed XF with full design and legends, somewhat lustrous, a few small contact marks. With photo-certificate." Dav-4849 has the knight facing right while the very similar Dav-4850, also from Gelderland, has the knight facing left. "Lion" daalders were struck in Gelderland and other Dutch provinces until 1697 but are seldom seen in collectible condition. Simultaneous with the Lion daalder (48 stuivers) was the "prince" daalder (40 stuivers), the silver ducat (also 48 stuivers), the three gulden (60 stuivers) and the ducaton (silver rider). The catalog does not explain why so many different large silver coins were felt to be necessary.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver; this specimen 27.08 grams.
Catalog reference: Delm-825; KM-15.2; Dav-4849.
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- 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 38, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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