Zeeland 1631 1/2 cavalier d'or Fr-312
This specimen was lot 402 in Schulman sale 347 (Amsterdam, April 2015), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,673 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "½ grote oude gouden rijder. 1631. Type I. Ruiter naar rechts boven provinciewapentje • MO • AVR • PRO • CON – FOE • BELG • ZEL • burcht. Kz. Generaliteitswapen CONCORDIA • RES • PARVÆ • CRESCVNT • I63I burcht. RRR. Zeer fraai. uit veiling Schulman 29 van 10 nov. 2003, no. 29. (muntgewichtdozen v.Borssum Buijsman, deel ii; coll h.K. Berghuijs, deel V; coll chr. Bouwkamp)." The catalog calls this coin a "half gold rider," a term American numismatists reserve for the similar coin of the eighteenth century valued at seven gulden. Of course, demi-cavalier d'or, a French term, means the same thing. This rare type is listed for Zeeland for 1609-48.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 5 g, .920 fine gold, this specimen 4.92 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-888; V. 79.2; Fr-312 (124); KM 19.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 347, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2015.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 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.
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