Overijssel 1611 daalder Dav-4860
This specimen was lot 1313 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €160 (about US$233 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, OVERIJSSEL, Provincie, AR leeuwendaalder, 1611, Droit: Ridder rechtsom kijkend met voor zich wapen met klimmende leeuw. Revers: Klimmende leeuw l. Zeldzaam. Gereinigd. goede Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Overijssel, silver lion dollar of 1611. Obverse: knight supports the provincial arms; reverse: lion rampant to left. Rare, cleaned, good very fine.)"
Lion daalders were struck in most of the provinces that today make up the Netherlands. This type is recorded in the SCWC for Overyssel for 1606-1666.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 27,14 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-4860, Verk., 139, 3; Delm-856; CNM 2.38.63, KM-12.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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