Groningen 1605 2 stuivers
This specimen was lot 557 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €600 (about US$771 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GRONINGEN Stad. Jager of 2 stuiver. 1605, Silver Dubbele adelaar met dwarsbalkschild op de borst in versierd schild, jaartal in omschrift; .⋮. MONETA. NOVA. GRONINGE. 1605. Kz. dwarsbalkschild op kort gebloemd kruis .:. SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDI. R. Aantrekkelijk stuk. Bijna prachtig. (city of Groningen, silver hunter or two stuivers of 1605. Obverse: double headed eagle supprting the city arms inside a decorated shield, date in legend; reverse: city arms on short floriate cross. Attractive, about extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1604-05 but was not the first of its denomination.
Recorded mintage: 104,760.
Specification: 1.92 g, 0.493 fine silver, this specimen 1.79 g.
Catalog reference: KM 11.1, P. 614c; V. 186.4.
- 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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