Holland 1680 3 gulden Dav-4951
This specimen was lot 4777 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$6,561 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NIEDERLANDE, HOLLAND, Provinz. 3 Gulden 1680. RR Hübsche Patina, kl. Kratzer im Feld der Rückseite, vorzüglich. (Netherlands, province of Holland, triple gulden of 1680. Very rare, handsome patina, light scratches in the reverse fields, extremely fine.)"
This denomination was struck sporadically in the province of Holland starting in 1680. This variety, with the lion on the obverse and the lion in a beaded circle, was struck 1680 only and is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 31.82 g, 0.920 fine silver, this specimen 31.59 g.
Catalog reference: KM 58; Dav-4951; Delm-1129 (R2); Purmer/van der Wiel Ho 51.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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