Holland 1601 6 stuivers
This specimen was lot 1865 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €60 (about US$78 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AR roosschelling (6 stuiver), 1601. Vz/ Gekroond leeuwenschild binnen de Hollandse tuin. Kz/ Gebloemd kruis met roosje in het hart. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Holland, silver six stuivers of 1601. Obverse: crowned arms of Holland (lion rampant left); reverse: floriate cross with a rose at the center. Fine - Very Fine.)"
This is a one year type. The next six stuivers was struck in 1671 and is known as a scheepjesschelling.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.27 g, 0.583 fine silver, this specimen 4,44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 7, Verk. 55, 1.
- 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 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
Link to:
- Utrecht (15)85 6 stuivers, ryder schelling
- Gelderland 1601 6 stuivers (roosschelling)
- 1601 leeuwendaalder
- Nijmegen 1602 6 stuivers (arendschelling)
- 1691 6 stuivers, piefort ryder schelling
- Coins and currency dated 1601