Utrecht 1650 daalder Dav-4863
This specimen was lot 1078 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $2,205. The catalog description[1] noted, "LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). Utrecht. 1581-1795. AR Leeuwendaalder – Lion Daalder. Dated 1650. Armored half-length figure of soldier standing left, head right; coat-of-arms below / Lion rampant left. UNC. Rare in this grade. From the Deer Creek Collection. Ex J. de Wilde Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 1203." "Lion" daalders were struck in Utrecht and other Dutch provinces until 1697 but are seldom seen in collectible condition. This subtype is listed for 1641, 1645-69. Simultaneous with the Lion daalder (48 stuivers) was the "Nederlandse" rijksdaalder (40 stuivers), the silver ducat (also 48 stuivers), the three gulden (60 stuivers) and the ducaton (silver rider). The catalog does not explain why so many different large silver coins were felt to be necessary.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver; this specimen 41 mm diameter, 26.85 g, 6 h axis.
Catalog reference: Dav-4863; P&W Ut38; CNM 2.43.67; Delmonte, Argent 845; KM 32.1.
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- 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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