Holland 1609 1/2 daalder
This specimen was lot 488 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €110 (about US$141 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLLAND Provincie 1581 - 1795. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. 1609, Silver Type II. Ridder achter provinciewapen naar rechts MO. ARG... etc. ✿. Kz. klimmende leeuw, jaartal in omschrift. Fraai +. (province of Holland, half lion daalder of 1609, type II. Obverse: knight faces right, supporting the provincial arms; reverse: lion rampant, date in legend. 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. The SCWC lists this subtype for 1606-11, 1615-18, 1622-26, 1632-37 and 1640-53.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 13.16 g.
Catalog reference: KM 16, Delm-871; PW. 25; V. 49.2.
- 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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