Westfriesland 1651 daalder Dav-4870
This specimen was lot 498 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €150 (about US$193 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WEST-FRIESLAND Het Gewest 1581 - 1795. Leeuwendaalder. 1651, Silver Type II. Ridder achter Hollands wapen naar rechts met titel ...BELG. WEST. Kz. klimmende leeuw, daarboven mmt. vijfbladige bloem na het jaartal CONFIDENS. DNO etc. Iets zwak uitgemunt, grotendeels originele muntkleur. Prachtig. (province of Westfriesland, silver lion daalder of 1651, type II. Obverse: knight behind Dutch arms facng right; reverse: lion rampant, rosette mintmark after the date. Somewhat weakly struck, much original luster, extremely fine.)"
The leeuwendaalder and its half are famous in the numismatic world as being some of the worst struck coins in history. Most of the provinces and several of the cities struck them from the 1570's until the end of the seventeenth century. This type is recorded in the SCWC for Westfriesland with various mintmarks for 1606-1700. This mintmark was used 1649-58, 1661-79, 1697-1700.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 27.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 14.3, Delm-836; V. 66.4; Dav-4870.
- 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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