Utrecht 1622 rijksdaalder Dav-4836
This specimen was lot 1170 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €200 (about US$277 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AR Nederlandse rijksdaalder, 1622. Vz/ Geharnast bb. r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Krasjes. Donkere patina. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, Netherlands rijksdaalder of 1622. Obverse: armored bust right with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Scratches, dark patina, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck intermittently 1591-1600, 1606-25, 1629-31, 1648, 1652 and 1687-88. This date is fairly common. The SCWC alleges that proofs exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.03 g, 0.885 fine silver, this specimen 28,49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 14, Verk. 103, 3; Delm. 942; Dav-4836.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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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