Batenburg 1557 daalder Dav-8553
This specimen was lot 1102 in Jean Elsen sale 115 (Brussels, December 2012) where it sold for €650 (about US$992 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, BATENBURG, Willem van Bronckhorst (1556-1573), AR daalder, 1557, Met titel van Karel V. Droit: Wapenschild onder een toernooihelm. Muntmeesterteken: granaatappel. Revers: Gekroonde rijksarend. Zeldzaam. Ex HSA 6909. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (Batenburg, William of Bronckhorst, 1556-73, silver thaler of 1557, in the name of Charles V. Obverse: helmeted arms; mintmaster's mark: pomegranate; reverse: crowned double-headed eagle. Fine to very fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 28,23 g.
Catalog reference: v.d.Ch., 11, 22; Delm-525; CNM 2.05.10, Dav-8553.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
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