LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). Holland. 1581-1795. AR Leicesterrijksdaalder (41mm, 28.93 g, 2h). Dated 1587. Laureate and armored half-length bust of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, right, holding sword and bundle of arrows / Coat-of-arms of de Verenigde Provinciën flanked by tendrils. P&W Ho 32; Delmonte 900; Passon 2.18.44; Davenport 8843. Toned, slight double strike on reverse, a few small flan flaws. VF.
From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex HLT Collection 90 (23 May 2012), lot 2314.