Zeeland 1649 1/2 daalder
This specimen was lot 514 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €80 (about US$103 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ZEELAND Provincie 1580 - 1795. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. 1649, Silver Type III. Ridder achter Hollands wapen naar rechts, mt. ♖ na omschrift. Kz. klimmende leeuw, daarboven jaartal. RRR. Uiterst zeldzaam jaartal. Geslagen op kort plaatje. Zeer fraai. (province of Zeeland, silver half lion daalder of 1649, type III. Obverse: knight behind Dutch arms facing right, tower mintmark; reverse: lion rampant, date above. Extremely rare date, struck on tight planchet, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1609, 1614-19, 1623-25, 1628-29, 1632-41 and 1645-53. While not rare in low grade, because of its crude fabric this half daalder is quite scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 13.72 g.
Catalog reference: KM 30, Delm-876 suppl.; V. 88.2.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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