Lot 764
Netherlands -- Holland. Provincial 3 Gulden, 1684. Dav-4953; Delm-1128 (Rarity-2). Dutch Maiden as Pallas. Reverse: Rampant lion within beaded circle. Rare, one-year type with superbly engraved dies by Drappentier. Prooflike, and struck in deep detail, with gorgeous iridescent toning. An exceptionally beautiful coin. Very rare. NGC graded MS-62.
By the mid-17th century, when this wonderful specie coin was struck, the Netherlands was the foremost commercial and maritime power of Europe, and Amsterdam was the financial center of the Continent. It was the golden age for Holland, and the Dutch threw themselves into exploration, trade, art and science. And the stimulator to all this was money, money and goods that poured in from their newfound overseas possessions, money that poured into the Spanish Netherlands, as the Habsburgs strove to solidify their presence there. The region was awash with ducats, doubloons, thalers, daalders and reales.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection; Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 108.
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