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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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A rare and beautifully toned Halftaler Klippe from Deventer

Estimate: 3000 CHF
Hammer Price:  2400 CHF
Lot 70

NETHERLANDS, Deventer. Halftaler Klippe (Silver, 28x28mm, 13.99 g), uniface emergency money for use during the siege by the Prince-Bishop of Münster, 1672. Two stamps: crowned eagle within a circular indent; and, within a rectangular indent, A•1672. Rev. Blank. Delm. 697. Maillet pl, 37, 14. Van Loon III, p. 58, 2. A remarkably attractive, rare and beautifully toned example. Very minor flan crack and, on the reverse, old ink number 15, otherwise, about extremely fine.


From the collection of Archer Huntington, 1001.57.5927.

In 1672, during the Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-1674), Deventer was besieged and conquered by the aggressive Prince Bishop of Münster, Christoph Bernhard von Galen.

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 14:02:36 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2400 CHF

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