Holland 1567 rijksdaalder Dav-8510

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Jean Elsen sale 115, lot 1155
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Holland in 1648

This specimen was lot 1155 in Jean Elsen sale 115 (Brussels, December 2012) where it sold for €200 (about US$305 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Graafschap, Philips II (1555-1581), AR Bourgondische rijksdaalder, 1567, Dordrecht. Droit: Bourgondisch kruis. Revers: Gekroond wapenschild, omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Mooie patina. Ex HSA 1430. Zeer Fraai. (county of Holland, Philip II (1555-81), burgundian rixdollar of 1567, Dordrecht mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Very fine.)"

Holland was the largest and wealthiest of what later became the United Provinces.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 29,25 g.

Catalog reference: G.H., 240-11a; Delm-94; CNM 2.28.33, Dav-8510.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • 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 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.

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