View source for Zwolle 1641 1/2 daalder KM-45

[[Image:Schulman 385-0272o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Schulman auction 385, lot 272]]
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This specimen was lot 272 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €320 (about US$453 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ZWOLLE. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder, 1641, Silver Type IV. Ridder naar rechts achter stadswapen. Kz. klimmende leeuw, jaartal na omschrift rozetje DA: PAC: DOM: IN. DIEB: NOST. RRR. Een bijzondere variant met jaartal na het omschrift. Tevens een overslag waarbij het stadsschild van Zwolle zichtbaar is onder de leeuw. Curieus!! Zeer fraai.'' ([[Netherlands, Zwolle|city of Zwolle]], half lion dollar of 1641, type IV. Obverse: knight stands behind the city arms facing right; reverse: lion rampant, date and rosette mintmark in legend. Very rare variety with the date after the inscription. Also a reversed coin with the Zwolle city shield visible below the lion. Curious!! Very fine.)"</blockquote> Lion daalders were struck in most of the provinces that today make up the Netherlands with a few half daalders also noted. This type is recorded in the SCWC for Zwolle for 1641-52 and is fairly scarce. Another half daalder, [[Zwolle 1642 1/2 daalder KM-35|KM 35]] (date below lion) was struck 1637-44. Other half lion daalders are recorded from Zwolle until 1652. Zwolle is a town in the province of Overijssel.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver; this specimen 13.38 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 45, Delm. 889; V. 172.5; vdW. 137 var.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* 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>Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, ''Schulman sale 385'', Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025. 

''Links to:''
* [[Zwolle 1637 1/2 daalder|1637 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Utrecht 1639 daalder Dav-4863|Utrecht 1639 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Zwolle 1639 daalder Dav-4883|1639 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Zwolle 1641 daalder Dav-4883|1641 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Zwolle 1642 1/2 daalder KM-35|1642 ''halve leeuwendaalder'', date in below lion]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1641]]

[[Category:Selections from Schulman sale 385]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]