Overijssel 1563 daalder Dav-8514
This specimen was lot 1224 in Jean Elsen sale 115 (Brussels, December 2012) where it sold for €300 (about US$458 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, OVERIJSSEL, Philips II (1555-1581), AR Philipsdaalder, 1563, Hasselt. Droit: Geharnast bb. l. Revers: Gekroond wapenschild op een Bourgondisch kruis tussen twee vuurijzers. Krasjes. Mooie patina. Ex HSA 6961. Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Overijssel, Philip II (1555-81), thaler/écu of 1563, Hasselt mint. Obverse: armored bust to left; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross between two jewels. Scratched, nice patina, very fine.)"
Overijssel went on to issue many coins as part of the independent Netherlands until the time of Napoleon.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 31.94 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-8514, G.H., 210-17b; Delm-49; CNM 2.38.3.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
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