Overijssel 1619 rijksdaalder Dav-4832
This specimen was lot 2027 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €110 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, OVERIJSSEL, Provincie, AR Nederlandse rijksdaalder, 1619. Vz/ Geharnast bb. r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Gereinigd. Kras op kz. (Netherlands, province of Overijssel, silver Dutch rixdollar of 1619. Obverse: armored bust right with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Cleaned, reverse nicks, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1606-29 and 1651 simultaneously with the lighter and lower fineness lion dollar (Dav-4860). It is priced fairly low but is seldom seen.
Recorded mintage: 345,155 for 1606-29.
Specification: 29.03 g, 0.885 fine silver, this specimen 28,43 g.
Catalog reference: KM 13, Dav-4832, Verk. 138, 1; Delm-948.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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