Frisian coin from 1580 fetches record amount of nearly 400,000 at auction

A rare 1580 gold half Philip daalder from Friesland was auctioned for 369,000 euros, setting a record for the province. This coin features Philip II, the Spanish king during the Eighty Years' War. Only two silver half Philip daalders from Friesland are known to exist. The coin was last publicly displayed in 1877 as part of the collection of Mayor Rengers. The highest auction price for a Dutch provincial coin remains the eightfold rose noble from Kampen, sold for 700,000 euros in 2022.