Groningen-Ommelanden 1674 28 stuivers
This specimen was lot 1292 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €650 (about US$945 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, GRONINGEN EN OMMELANDEN, Provincie, AR florijn van 28 stuiver, 1674, Droit: Bb. n.r., met hoed en geschouderd zwaard, tussen het jaartal. Revers: Gekroond provinciewapen (met verwisselde kwartieren). Zeldzaam. Lichte dubbelslag. Mooie patina. Prachtig. (Netherlands, province of Groningen and Ommelanden, silver florin of 28 stuiver of 1674. Obverse: capped bust bearing sword divides the date; reverse: crowned provincial arms with the quarters reversed. Scarce, slightly double struck, nice patina, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed in the SCWC under several varieties for 1673-77. Many of these were counterstamped in the early 1690's in an attempt to thwart counterfeiters.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 19.5 g, .673 fine silver, this specimen 18,18 g.
Catalog reference: KM 32.1, Verk., 180, 4; Delm-1116; CNM 2.20.10.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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