Westfriesland 1623 cavalier d'or Fr-296

Schulman sale 347, lot 308

This specimen was lot 308 in Schulman sale 347 (Amsterdam, April 2015), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,604 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "grote oude gouden rijder. 1623. type i. Ruiter naar rechts boven ongekroond gewestelijk wapentje MO• AV• PRO• CONFO – E• BELG• WESTFRI rozetje. Kz. generaliteitswapen, jaartal boven de kroon. gladde rand. RR. Met miniem slagbarstje aan de rand, veroorzaakt door de handmatige slag. Zeer fraai +." The catalog calls this coin a "gold rider," a term American numismatists reserve for the similar coin of the eighteenth century valued at fourteen gulden. Of course, cavalier d'or, a French term, means the same thing. This rare type is listed for Westfriesland for 1621, 1623 and 1627.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 10 g, .920 fine gold, this specimen 9.82 g.

Catalog reference: Delm. 841; V. 60.1; Fr-296 (121); KM 27.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 347, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2015.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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.

Link to:

• Holland 1608 cavalier d'or Fr-251
• Zeeland 1610 1/2 cavalier d'or Fr-312
• Friesland 1620 cavalier d'or Fr-226
• 1621 prinsendaalder
• 1634 ducat
• 1666 2 ducaton
• Coins and currency dated 1623
• return to coins of Westfriesland