Holland 1684 3 gulden Dav-A4953
This specimen was lot 34035 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: Holland. Provincial Piefort 2/3 Gulden 1684 XF Details (Cleaned) NGC, Edge plain. A gently circulated representative of the very rare one-year type with the iconic designs by Drappentier, featuring on the obverse the Dutch maiden as Pallas and the rampant lion on the reverse." The three gulden (later called a rijksdaalder) was struck sporadically in the province of Holland starting in 1680. This variety, with the Dutch maid on the obverse and the lion in a beaded circle, was struck 1684 only and is rare. We don't know why this example is so underweight.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 63.64 g, 0.920 fine silver, this specimen 55.56 g, 41 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: cf. KM 66 (regular weight), Dav-A4953, Delm-1128a.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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