LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). Utrecht. 1581-1795. AR Dukaton – zilveren rijder (42.5mm, 32.00 g, 12h). Dated 1711. VF.

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LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). Utrecht. 1581-1795. AR Dukaton – zilveren rijder (42.5mm, 32.00 g, 12h). Dated 1711. Knight on horseback galloping right; coat-of-arms below / Crowned coat-of-arms within leonine supporters. P&W Ut 59; CNM 2.43.99; Delmonte, Argent 1031; Davenport 1832; KM 83.1. Toned, sea salvaged. VF.

From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Stuart Rubenfeld. Ex 1711 De Liefde wreck.

This sea-salvaged 1711 silver rider is likely a product of the 1711 wreck of the VOC vessel De Liefde. The ship fatefully elected to traverse the perilous north sea in an attempt to avoid French privateers by taking a roundabout route to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia). De Liefde was destroyed by a winter storm off the coast of Shetland and its massive cargo of 1711 silver riders were lost to sea until a large part of the treasure was recovered in diving expeditions in the 1960s.

Closing Date and Time: 30 August 2023 at 14:01:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.