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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3047032, member: 78244&quot;]This was a fairly recent and exciting purchase for me. I bought this in Utrecht while I was visiting [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER], who convinced me to buy it. This example is one of the finer ones in existence with a very sharp strike and some lovely peripheral toning. What sold me was the detail on the lion. Its only issues are the result of an imperfect flan. </p><p><br /></p><p>The lionthalers were the first coinage struck by Holland after its independence from Philip II in 1572. For the first couple decades, these coins were struck at a central mint to a set standard, making them popular coins for trade. The striking duties eventually became the responsibility of several cities (including Utrecht), who all struck coins to a slightly different standard. My coin is a part of the former era.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]761533[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]761534[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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