Zwolle 1633 daalder Dav-4881
This specimen was lot 259 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €250 (about US$354 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ZWOLLE. Leeuwendaalder, 1633, Silver Type I. Ridder naar rechts achter leeuwenschild met Zwols wapen op de borst MO. ARG. IMP. CIVI - ZWOL. A. L. IMP. Kz. klimmende leeuw met groot Zwols stadsschild op de borst tussen jaartal DA. PACEM. DOMINE. IN. DIEBVS. NOST. Kleine barst aan de onderkant van de munt. Zeer fraai. (city of Zwolle, lion dollar of 1633, type I. Obverse: standing knight faces right behind the city arms; reverse: lion rampant with the city arms divides the date. Small planchet crack, very fine.)"
Lion daalders were struck in most of the provinces that today make up the Netherlands. This type is recorded in the SCWC for Zwolle for 1633 only and is scarce. Other lion daalders are recorded from Zwolle for 1637-39, 1641-55, 1661-92. Zwolle is a town in the province of Overijssel.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.68 g, 0.750 fine silver; this specimen 26.72 g.
Catalog reference: Delm. 864; vdW. 96; KM 33, Dav-4881.
- 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, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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