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1623 Lion Dollar - West Frisia
Obverse: MO · ARG · PRO · CON FOE · BELG ·
WESTF
Reverse: CONFIDENS · DNO · NON · MOVETVR · 1623 ·
Weight: 414.7 g (26.87 grams) Diameter: 41.6 mm
Comments: On both sides several of the letters appear to have been overstruck in the die. Also, on the obverse the stop between PRO and CON shows a break that runs into the C. The legend is in abbreviated Latin. It has been translated in the introduction to this section. This is a well struck example.
Provenance: Acquired through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EANA auction of November 16, 1996, lot 392.
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1643 Lion Dollar - Gelderland
Obverse: MO · ARG · PRO · CO FOE · BELG · GEL ·
Reverse: CONFIDENS · DNO · NON · MOVET[VR ·] 1643 ·
Weight: 417.4 g (27.4 grams) Diameter: 41.6 mm
Comments: This coin shows less doubling of the letters than the previous example. There is a planchet crack on the reverse at 11:00 o'clock.
Provenance: Acquired through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EANA auction of April 20, 1996, lot 347.
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