S'Heerenberg (1546-77) daalder Dav-8583
The first specimen was lot 1151 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it sold for €180 (about US$276 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, BERGH, Graafschap, Willem IV (1546-1586), AR Sint Oswalddaalder van 30 stuiver, z.j. Mmt. kruis. Droit: Klimmende leeuw l. met het wapen van Bergh. Revers: SANCT OSWALD REX NVMVS ARGE 30 STVF Gekroond bb. van Sint Oswald radié tussen 30-S, met open kroon. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, county of Bergh, William IV (1546-86), silver St. Oswald's daalder of thirty stuivers, without date; mintmark: cross. Obverse: lion rampant holding arms of Bergh; reverse: crowned bust of St. Oswald divides value. Fine to very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 476 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"GELDERLAND Heerlijkheden en steden. St. Oswalddaalder van 30 stuiver. z.j, Silver, WILLEM IV 1546-1586, HEERENBERG Borstbeeld van Karel V met open kroon naar rechts tussen waarde 30 - S en met waardeaanduiding in het omschrift als 30 * STVFE. Kz. klimmende leeuw met wapen van 's-Heerenberg. Mmt. granaatappel op voor- en haken op keerzijde. R. Wat zwak uitgemunt. Zeer fraai +. (duchy of Gelderland, undated St. Oswald's daalder of thirty stuivers, William IV, 1546-86. Obverse: bust right of Charles V with open crown divides the value; reverse: lion rampant with the arms of 's-Heerenberg, mintmark pomegranate on the reverse. Rare, very fine or better.)"
The count of Bergh (or s'Heerenberg) issued daalders and other silver coins in the fifteenth century before being absorbed into Gelderland, in which province the town still remains. We have filed this coin under Gelderland as the coinage of Bergh is too scanty to warrant its own page.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 23,52 g, the second specimen 26.86 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-577; Dav-8583; CNM 2.06.14.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Philippe Elsen et al., Vente Publique 122: Collection de monnaies chinoises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2014.
- [2]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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- (1546-77) daalder, bust left, plain arms
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