Westfriesland 1588 rijksdaalder Dav-8867
This specimen was lot 1930 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €550 (about US$745 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, WEST-FRIESLAND, AR Westfriese rijksdaalder, 1588. Vz/ Bb. r. met klapmuts en geschouderd zwaard, tussen jaartal. Kz/ Provinciewapen onder toernooihelm, waarboven Westfries wapentje. Zeer Fraai. Uit onze veiling 106, 11 september 2010, 960. (Netherlands, province of Westfriesland, silver rijksdaalder of 1588. Obverse: capped bust right with sword on shoulder dividing the date; reverse: provincial arms under mantled helmet. Very Fine.)"
This "prince's daalder" was struck 1586-96 along with a rare double rijksdaalder. It varied from other contemporary rijksdaalders (Dav-8864 and Dav-8865) in having the unnamed prince (William the Silent) wear a cap.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.03 g, 0.885 fine silver, this specimen 28,59 g.
Catalog reference: Verk. 63, 1; Delm-925, Dav-8867.
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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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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