Westfriesland 1622 rijksdaalder Dav-4842
This specimen was lot 2040 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €120 (about US$166 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, WEST-FRIESLAND, AR Nederlandse rijksdaalder, 1622. Vz/ Geharnast en gelauwerd borstbeeld n. r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Graffiti op vz. (Netherlands, province of Westfriesland, Dutch rixdollar of 1622. Obverse: armored bust right with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Obverse graffiti, Very Fine.)"
This type is listed with the rosette mintmark 1607-29 (KM 15.1, shown here), lily mintmark 1616-19 and 1644-49 (KM 15.2), cinquefoil mintmark 1649-68, 1675, 1683, 1693 (KM 15.3) and no mintmark (KM 15.4, 1622-23). The bad strike shown here is normal.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.03 g, 0.885 fine silver, this specimen 27,83 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15.1, Dav-4842, Verk. 64, 3; Delm. 940.
- 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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