Zeeland 1590 rijksdaalder Dav-8872
This specimen was lot 515 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €500 (about US$643 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ZEELAND Provincie 1580 - 1795. Leicesterrijksdaalder. 1590, Silver Type I. Gelauwerd borstbeeld met zwaard en pijlenbundel naar rechts. ♖ CONCORDIA - RES. PARVAE. CRESCV9 - ZEL. Kz. schild met de wapentjes van de zes provincien, daarboven jaartal x MO. ORD. PROVIN. FOED. BELG. AD. LEG. IMP. RR. Zoals gebruikelijk ietwat zwak uitgemunt. Zeer fraai +. (province of Zeeland, silver Leicester rixdollar of 1590, type I. Obverse: laureate bust with sword and bundle of arrows to right, tower mintmark; reverse: shield with the arms of the six provinces, date above. Very rare, weakly struck as usual, very fine or better.)"
Robert Dudley (1532-88) was earl of Leicester and a favorite of queen Elizabeth. Wikipedia comments, "A champion also of the international Protestant cause, he led the English campaign in support of the Dutch Revolt (1585–1587). His acceptance of the post of governor-general of the United Provinces infuriated Queen Elizabeth. The expedition was a military and political failure, and it ruined Leicester financially." This type was struck after the earl's death. The similar Dav-8873 has the arms divided into seven quarters.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.38 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-902; V. 84.1; Dav-8872.
- 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]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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