Friesland 1626 1/2 cavalier d'or Fr-228

Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 2084

This specimen was lot 2084 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €700 (about US$910 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, FRIESLAND, Provincie, AV halve grote gouden rijder, 1626. Vz/ Ridder te paard n.r. met zwaard boven gekroond provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zeer zeldzaam. Zwakke slag. Gerestaureerd (gestopte barst). Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Friesland, gold half cavalier of 1626. Obverse: mounted knight charges right over the arms of the province; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Very rare, weakly struck, repaired--hole plugged, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1620-30 and 1644 and accompanied a full cavalier d'or (KM 25). A klippe half cavalier is noted for 1628.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.00 g, 0.920 fine gold, this specimen 4,84 g.

Catalog reference: KM 45, Verk. 118, 5; Delm-1015; Fr-228.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

Link to:

• 1617 ducat
• 1619 cavalier d'or (grote gouden rijder)
• 1620 Nederlandse rijksdaalder
• 1620 cavalier d'or (grote gouden rijder)
• 1622 snaphaanschelling
• 1626 halve leeuwendaalder
• Coins and currency dated 1626