Thorn 1569 1/2 rijksdaalder
This specimen was lot 1366 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"THORN, Abdij, Margaretha van Brederode (1557-1577), AR halve rijksdaalder, 1569. Met titel van Maximiliaan II. Vz/ Versierd wapenschild met vier leeuwen tussen M-DB, onder de Madonna met kind tussen het jaartal. Kz/ Gekroonde rijksarend. Zeer zeldzaam. Gereinigd. Zeer Fraai. Uit veiling Peus, Frankfurt, 305, 12-15 october 1982, 2050. (abbey of Thorn, Margaret of Brederode, 1557-77, silver half rijksdaalder of 1569, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: very fine.)"
This type is noted for 1569-70.
Wikipedia notes, "the Abbey of Thorn was an imperial abbey of the Holy Roman Empire in what is now the Netherlands. It was founded in the 10th century and remained independent until 1794, when it was occupied by French troops. The self-ruling abbey enjoyed imperial immediacy and belonged to the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle. The population in 1796 was 2,975 inhabitants." The members of the abbey were not nuns but secular canonesses from the high nobility.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.4 g, silver, this specimen is 14,58 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-775; v.d.Ch. 31, 2 var.; Lucas 59.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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