Holland 1577 1/2 daalder
This specimen was lot 486 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €80 (about US$103 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLLAND Provincie 1581 - 1795. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. 1577, Silver Type I. Ridder achter provinciewapen naar rechts, jaartal op voorzijde ❀ MO ❀ NO ❀ ARG etc. Kz. klimmende leeuw, mmt. ❀ in omschrift. R Minieme haarlijntjes. Fraai +. (province of Holland, half lion daalder of 1577, type I. Obverse: knight behind provincial arms faces right, date above; reverse: lion rampant, rosette mintmark in legend. Rare, minor hairlines, fine or better.)"
The leeuwendaalder and its half are famous in the numismatic world as being some of the worst struck coins in history. Most of the provinces and several of the cities struck them from the 1570's until the end of the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 13.01 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-870; PW. 23; V. 48.4.
- 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.
Link to:
- Holland 1576 daalder Dav-8837 old style knight
- Holland 1576 daalder Dav-8838 new style knight
- 1578 halve leeuwendaalder
- Coins and currency dated 1577