Friesland 1620 cavalier d'or Fr-226

Schulman sale 347, lot 642

This specimen was lot 642 in Schulman sale 347 (Amsterdam, April 2015), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,861 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Grote oude gouden rijder. 1620. over 1600. type I op groot plaatje. Ruiter naar rechts boven provinciewapentje MO• AVR• PRO• CON – FOE• BELG• FRIS• leeuwtje. Kz. generaliteitswapen zonder waardeaanduiding, jaartal boven de kroon. gladde rand. RRRR. Velden gebruneerd. 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 Friesland for 1607-28.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 10 g, .920 fine gold, this specimen 9.80 g.

Catalog reference: Delm. 1014; V. 118.4; Fr-226; KM 25.

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.

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