Haarlem 1572 32 stuivers

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 1563

This specimen was lot 1563 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $7,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HOLLAND: AR daalder of 32 stuivers, Haarlem, 1572, siege issue struck on an octagonal planchet, counterstamped with mintmaster's half lion mark, city coat of arms, and date, a very attractive example for this rare type! PCGS graded AU55, R, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. The Siege of Haarlem occurred during the Eighty Years' War. From December 11, 1572 to July 13, 1573 an army of Philip II of Spain, under the command of Fadrique Álvarez de Toled[o], laid bloody siege to the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands, whose loyalties had begun wavering during the previous summer. After the naval battle of Haarlemmermeer and the defeat of a land relief force, the starving city surrendered and the garrison was massacred."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: silver, this specimen 29.08 g.

Catalog reference: Delmonte-160.

Sources:

Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
Korchnak, Lawrence C., Siege Coins of the World, 1453-1902, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2021.
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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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Haarlem 1572 32 stuivers

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