WORLD COINS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES


1282


Pernambuco, Geoktrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, 12 Guilders, 1646, Recife, struck on a square flan, GWC monogram, value above, rev. ANNO BRASIL, lozenge and date, 7.52g/3h (Scholten 1447a; KM. 7.1; F 1). A few surface marks and scratches, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare


£8,000-10,000


Provenance: Stack’s Auction (New York), 7 March 2006, lot 883; E. Roehrs Collection.


The captaincy of Pernambuco in north eastern Brazil was a Portuguese colony from the 16th century. The Dutch tried to extend their influence there in the 1620s and in 1630 succeeded in capturing Olinda and Recife. The wealth of the territory, based on sugar production, gave the Dutch West India Company good reason to establish and try and hold this province of New Holland, However, the Portuguese were reluctant to relinquish control and struggles continued into the 1640s. During a revolt in 1645 the Portuguese recaptured much of the territory and by 1654 the Dutch were driven from their last stronghold at Recife.


The emergency coinages of 1645-6 and 1654 were struck when Pernambuco was besieged by the Portuguese. An Instruction of 10 October 1645 ordered the mintmaster, Pieter Janssen Bas, to strike gold coins equal to 4, 2 and 1 Brazilian ducats. The gold came from Guinea, the West Indies and elsewhere. The diecutter was Jan Bruynsvelt


1285


Pernambuco, Geoktrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, 3 Guilders, 1646, Recife, struck on a square flan, GWC monogram, value above, rev. ANNO BRASIL, period and date, 1.81g/10h (Scholten 1450b; KM. 5.3; F 3). About extremely fine, very rare


£5,000-7,000


Provenance: From an Imperial Estate, Jacques Schulman Auction 252 (Amsterdam), 24 November 1970, lot 59; E. Roehrs Collection


1286


Pernambuco, Geoktrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, uniface 40 Stuivers, 1654, Recife, struck on a square flan, GWC monogram, value above, date below, 11.87g (Scholten 1452, this coin; KM. 12). Pierced and plugged, otherwise very fine and excessively rare


£2,000-3,000


Provenance: G. Guinle Collection; J.G. de Souda Braga, Rio de Janeiro, 1906; From an Imperial Estate, Jacques Schulman Auction 252 (Amsterdam) 24 November 1970, lot 61; E. Roehrs Collection


1283


Pernambuco, Geoktrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, 12 Guilders, 1646, Recife, a modern copy in gold struck on a square flan, GWC monogram, value above, stamped COPIA, 57 below, rev. ANNO BRASIL and date, stamped S PAOLO IV CENT, 8.40g/6h (Bruce XM 11). As struck


£200-250


Provenance: Ponterio & Associates Auction 118 (Long Beach), 23 February 2002, lot 143; E. Roehrs Collection.


No 57 of a limited edition of 105 pieces, struck during the Exposition Numismatica in 1954 and celebrating the 400th anniversary of San Paolo


1287


Pernambuco, Geoktrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, uniface 20 Stuivers, 1654, Recife, struck on a square flan, GWC monogram, value above, date below, 6.05g (Scholten 1454; KM. 10). Good very fine, extremely rare


£2,000-3,000


Provenance: G. Guinle Collection; G.F. Ulex Collection, Adolph Hess Auction (Frankfurt), 5 November 1908, lot 2874 (part); From an Imperial Estate, Jacques Schulman Auction 252 (Amsterdam), 24 November 1970, lot 62; E. Roehrs Collection


1288 1284


Pernambuco, Geoktrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, 6 Guilders, 1646, Recife, struck on a square flan, GWC monogram, value above, rev. ANNO BRASIL, period and date, 3.69g/4h (Scholten 1448; KM. 6.3; F 2). About extremely fine, very rare


£6,000-8,000


Provenance: From an Imperial Estate, Jacques Schulman Auction 252 (Amsterdam), 24 November 1970, lot 58; E. Roehrs Collection


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Pernambuco, Geoktrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, uniface 10 Stuivers, 1654, Recife, struck on a square flan, GWC monogram, value above, date below, 3.02g (Scholten 1455; KM. 9). Good very fine, extremely rare


£1,500-2,500


Provenance: G. Guinle Collection; G.F. Ulex Collection, Adolph Hess Auction (Frankfurt), 5 November 1908, lot 2874 (part); From an Imperial Estate, Jacques Schulman Auction 252 (Amsterdam), 24 November 1970, lot 63; E. Roehrs Collection


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