S'Heerenberg (1546-77) daalder Dav-8583

Jean Elsen sale 122, lot 1151

modern 's Heerenberg in Gelderland

This specimen was lot 1151 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it sold for €180 (about US$276 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, BERGH, Graafschap, Willem IV (1546-1586), AR Sint Oswalddaalder van 30 stuiver, z.j. Mmt. kruis. Droit: Klimmende leeuw l. met het wapen van Bergh. Revers: SANCT OSWALD REX NVMVS ARGE 30 STVF Gekroond bb. van Sint Oswald radié tussen 30-S, met open kroon. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, county of Bergh, William IV (1546-86), silver St. Oswald's daalder of thirty stuivers, without date; mintmark: cross. Obverse: lion rampant holding arms of Bergh; reverse: crowned bust of St. Oswald divides value. Fine to very fine.)"

The count of Bergh (or s'Heerenberg) issued daalders and other silver coins in the fifteenth century before being absorbed into Gelderland, in which province the town still remains. We have filed this coin under Gelderland as the coinage of Bergh is too scanty to warrant its own page.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 23,52 g.

Catalog reference: Delm-577; Dav-8583; CNM 2.06.14.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• ^[1]Philippe Elsen et al., Vente Publique 122: Collection de monnaies chinoises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2014.

Link to:

• (1546-77) daalder, bust left, arms with crest
• (1546-77) daalder, robed bust left
• (1546-77) daalder, bust left, plain arms
• Flanders 1567 rijksdaalder Dav-8650
• Gelderland 1567 rijksdaalder Dav-8497
• S'Heerenberg 1577 daalder Dav-8595
• Coins and currency dated 1546
• return to coins of Netherlands, Gelderland