Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2017 NYINC Auction 12-14 January 2017
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NETHERLANDS. Amsterdam. 40 Stuivers, 1578. NGC EF-45.
36 x 36 mm. Delm-184; Maill-4.5; VG-109b. Solder Pot assayer mark above circle bearing city arms with imperial crown supported by lions. Reverse: Beaded circle with thick wreath enclosing P(RO)/ AR.(IS) ET/ FO(CIS), "For Home and Hearth". From the year of the Alteratie (Eng: Alteration), which was the name given to the change of power in Amsterdam on May 26, 1578, when the Catholic city government was deposed in favor of a Protestant one. The change resulted in the city's allegiance changing from Philip II (Spain) to William of Orange towards the beginning of the Eighty Years' War. Exceptionally well preserved with moderate reverse doubling, though splendidly struck overall on a hefty planchet with deep toning. A highly desirable example of this siege coinage from a turbulent period in the Netherlands' history. NGC EF-45.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1500.00
36 x 36 mm. Delm-184; Maill-4.5; VG-109b. Solder Pot assayer mark above circle bearing city arms with imperial crown supported by lions. Reverse: Beaded circle with thick wreath enclosing P(RO)/ AR.(IS) ET/ FO(CIS), "For Home and Hearth". From the year of the Alteratie (Eng: Alteration), which was the name given to the change of power in Amsterdam on May 26, 1578, when the Catholic city government was deposed in favor of a Protestant one. The change resulted in the city's allegiance changing from Philip II (Spain) to William of Orange towards the beginning of the Eighty Years' War. Exceptionally well preserved with moderate reverse doubling, though splendidly struck overall on a hefty planchet with deep toning. A highly desirable example of this siege coinage from a turbulent period in the Netherlands' history. NGC EF-45.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1500.00