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* Delmonte, A., ''Le Bénélux D'or,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977. | * Delmonte, A., ''Le Bénélux D'or,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977. | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup> | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024. |
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Revision as of 14:32, 2 December 2024
This specimen was lot 876 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,128 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Bisdom, David van Bourgondië (1455-1496), AV gouden Davidsharp, z.j. (1457). Vz/ MEMENTO DO-MINE DAVID Harpspelende koning David staande achter gevierendeeld wapen. Kz/ + DAVID DE BVRGONDIA EPISCOPVS TRAIECTEN' Gebloemd kruis met D-A-V-I in de hoeken en D in het hart. Zeer zeldzaam. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. (Netherlands, bishopric of Utrecht, David of Burgundy, 1455-96, undated David's harp gulden, circa 1457. Obverse: king David strums a harp over quartered arms; reverse: floriate cross cantonned with the letters "D-A-V-I" and a "D" in the center. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This rare issue is called a harpe d'or in Friedberg. The bishops of Utrecht issued gold coinage for their realm on occasion during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The last issue was in 1517, just prior to the wholesale conversion of the province to Protestantism. The bishop, seeing little prospect of recovering the area for the Church, sold his bishopric to Charles V in 1527. The familiar provincial coinage (see Fr-234) began with the States' Revolt of 1579. Wikipedia comments,
"David of Burgundy (c. February 1426 – 16 April 1494) was the bishop of Utrecht from 1456. The illegitimate son of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, David was made bishop by his father in an attempt to enforce more centralised Burgundian control over the Netherlands. He also served as bishop of Thérouanne from 1451 to 1456. He is the third longest-reigning bishop of Utrecht after Balderic and Willibrord, holding the see until his death in 1494."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 g, gold, 20 mm diameter, this specimen is 3,40 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-191, v.d.Ch. XVI, 2; Delm. 941.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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