Westfriesland 1598 rijksdaalder Dav-8865
This specimen was lot 1328 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €150 (about US$218 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, WEST-FRIESLAND, AR prinsen rijksdaalder (gehelmde rijksdaalder), 1598, Droit: Bb. van Willem van Orange radié met geschouderd zwaard. Revers: Gehelmde wapen. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Westfriesland, silver prince's dollar of 1598. Obverse: armored bust of William of Orange bearing a sword; reverse: helmeted arms. Fine to very fine.)"
This type is listed for 1593-99 (Dav-8865) and 1607-93 (Dav-4842) with various mintmarks.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.03 g, 0.885 fine silver, this specimen 28,24 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-8865, Verk., 63, 3; Delm-924, KM 15.1.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- 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 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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