View source for Stavelot 1570 rixdaler Dav-8664

[[Image:Stavelot 1570 rixdaler obv JElsen 112-859.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 112, lot 859]]
[[Image:Stavelot 1570 rixdaler rev JElsen 112-859.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Aachen 1547.jpg|550px|thumb|Liege in 1547; the Abbey of Stavelot is visible between Limburg and Salm]]

This specimen was lot 859 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 240 ($375 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''STAVELOT, Abbaye, Christophe de Manderscheid (1546-1576), AR rixdaler, 1570, Poulseur. Au titre de Maximilien II. Droit : Ecu heaumé de l'abbé. Revers : B. cour. et cuirassé de l'empereur à droite, tenant un sceptre et un globe crucigère. Provient de notre vente 80, 12 juin 2004, 1402. Nettoyé. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau.''" (Abbey of Stavelot, Christopher of Manderscheid (1546-1576), silver rixdaler of 1570, Poulseur mint, in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: helmeted arms of the abbey; reverse: armored and crowned bust of the emperor to right, bearing a scepter and orb. From our sale 80, June 2004, lot 1402. Cleaned, slightly weak strike, very fine.)</blockquote>

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29,05 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Chestret, RBN (1892), 191, 9; Delm., 511; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8664]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 112,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.

''Link to:''
* [[Stavelot 1569 rixdaler Dav-8664]]
* [[Stavelot 1570 1/2 rixdaler]]
* [[Utrecht 1570 rijksdaalder Dav-8522]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1570]]
* return to coins of [[Netherlands, Spanish|Spanish Netherlands]]

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