Utrecht 1607 cavalier d'or Fr-286
The first specimen was lot 3307 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,699 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Utrecht, Provinz, Cavalier d'or 1607/6, Utrecht. Goldener Reiter - Grote gouden rijder. Selten. NGC UNC Details. Leicht gereinigt. Aus dem Lager der Schweizerischen Kreditanstalt, Zürich, November 1994 (province of Utrecht, gold cavalier of 1607, Utrecht mint, 1607/6 overdate. Rare, Lightly cleaned)." The cavalier d'or was struck by Utrecht (shown here), Overijssel (KM 16, struck 1606 and 1616-20), Holland (KM 19, struck 1606-32), Gelderland (KM 18, struck 1606-28), Friesland (KM 25, struck 1607-28), Westfriesland (KM 27, struck 1621-27), Zeeland (KM 18, sporadic issues 1606-44) and Zwolle (KM 51, 1644 only). Despite what seems to be an extensive issue the coin is rare from any province. Utrecht may be the commonest as it is the only issue with a photo in the SCWC. The second specimen was lot 523 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$8,995 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"UTRECHT Provincie 1581 - 1795. Grote oude gouden rijder. 1607 over 1606, Gold, UTRECHT Type I op groot plaatje. Ruiter naar rechts boven Hollands wapenschild x MO. AV. PRO. CONF - OE. BELG. TRAIEC stadsschild. Kz. generaliteitswapen x CONCORDIA. RES. PARVAE. CRESCVNT x jaartal. RRR. Als overslag niet in Delmonte vermeld Uiterst net uitgemunt met bijzonder sterke details. Stempelglans. Vrijwel FDC. (province of Utrecht, old style gold rider of 1607, type I, on a large plachet, 1607/6 overdate. Obverse: mounted knight charges to right over the Dutch arms; reverse: arms of the Generality. Extremely rare, overdate not mentioned in Delmonte, well struck with strong details, lustrous, about uncirculated.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10 g, .920 fine gold, the first specimen 9.90 g, the second specimen 9.90 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-967; V. 98.5; Fr-286; KM 15.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- [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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