Reckheim (1556-58) daalder Dav-8685
This specimen was lot 965 in Jean Elsen sale 118 (Brussels, September 2013), where it sold for €360 (about US$567 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RECKHEIM, Willem van Vlodorp (1553-1564), AR daalder, z.j. (1556-1558), Met titel van Ferdinand I. Droit: Versierd wapenschild van Vlodorp onder twee toernooihelmen die de legende onderbreken. Leg. eindigend op RECHEIM'. Revers: Gekroonde rijksarend. Leg. eindigend op AVGVSTVS. Barstjes aan de rand. Zeer Fraai. (Reckheim, William of Vlodorp (1553-64), silver dollar without date (1556-58), in the name of Ferdinand I. Obverse: quartered arms of Vlodorp under two helmets, dividing legend; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Rim cracks, very fine.)"
The town of Reckheim (modern spelling Rekem) is on the west bank of the river Maas (Meuse), today in Belgium. It and neighboring Neerharen were merged into the larger town of Lanaken in the late nineteenth century.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,40 g.
Catalog reference: Lucas, 189 var; v.d.Ch., 28, 53 var; Delm-495; Dav-8685.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 118, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2013.
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