Utrecht 1591 rijksdaalder Dav-8861

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Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1705

This specimen was lot 1705 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €240 (about US$304 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AR gehelmde rijksdaalder, 1591. Vz/ Geharnast bb. van Willem de Zwijger met zwaard n.r. Kz/ Hollands wapen onder een toernooihelm. Gereinigd vondstexemplaar. bijna Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, silver rijksdaalder of 1591. Obverse: armored bust of William the Silent with sword to right; reverse: helmeted arms of Holland. Irregular edge, about Very Fine)"

This daalder with the portrait of the martyred William the Silent was also struck in Holland (Dav-8841), Zeeland (Dav-8875) and Westfriesland (Dav-8864).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 27,66 g.

Catalog reference: Verk. 103, 1; Delm-928; Dav-8861.

Source:

  • 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 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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