View source for Thorn (1557-77) 1/4 daalder

[[Image:JE162-1533o.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 162, lot 1533]]
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This specimen was lot 1533 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €400 (about US$555 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''THORN, Abdij, Margaretha van Brederode (1557-1577), AR kwart rijksdaalder (batzelaar), z.j. Met titel van Ferdinand I (1521-1564). Vz/ + MAR D I B AB D WER FRI S THOREN Klimmende leeuw n.l. met barensteel uit het wapen van Brederode. Kz/ NA LVTIC BETZL SCROT VN KOR Gekroonde rijksarend. Zeer zeldzaam. Krasjes. Zwak geslagen.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|abbey of Thorn]], Margaret of Brederode, 1557-77, undated silver quarter rixdollar, struck in the name of Ferdinand I, 1521-64. Obverse: lion rampant left under a label; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Very rare, scratches, weakly struck, Fine - Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Varieties exist (Dav-779 and -780) in the legends.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 6.3 g, silver, this specimen 5,90 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Delm-777; v.d.Ch. 19, 29; Lucas 63. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Thorn 1557 daalder Dav-8665|1557 daalder]]
* [[Thorn (1557-77) ducat Fr-173d]]
* [[Thorn (1557-77) angelot Fr-173f]]
* [[Thorn 1563 daalder Dav-8667]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1557]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 162]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]