Thorn (1557-77) 1/4 daalder
This specimen was lot 1533 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €400 (about US$555 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"THORN, Abdij, Margaretha van Brederode (1557-1577), AR kwart rijksdaalder (batzelaar), z.j. Met titel van Ferdinand I (1521-1564). Vz/ + MAR D I B AB D WER FRI S THOREN Klimmende leeuw n.l. met barensteel uit het wapen van Brederode. Kz/ NA LVTIC BETZL SCROT VN KOR Gekroonde rijksarend. Zeer zeldzaam. Krasjes. Zwak geslagen. (abbey of Thorn, Margaret of Brederode, 1557-77, undated silver quarter rixdollar, struck in the name of Ferdinand I, 1521-64. Obverse: lion rampant left under a label; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Very rare, scratches, weakly struck, Fine - Very Fine.)"
Varieties exist (Dav-779 and -780) in the legends.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.3 g, silver, this specimen 5,90 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-777; v.d.Ch. 19, 29; Lucas 63.
- 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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