(sold for $170.0)

1699, Netherlands, Overijssel. Large Silver Lion Dollar Coin. XF-AU!

Mint Year: 1699
Reference: KM-42.1.
Condition: Minor rusty deposits, numerous scratches, otherwise VF+
Denomination: Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar (48 Stuiver), also Leeuwendaalder in Dutch
Weight: 24.45gm
Diameter: 42mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield bearing a standing lion (West Fresland).
Legend: MON ARG CONF BEL PRO TRANS

Reverse: Heraldic lion left with long ornate S-like tail.
Legend: CONFIDENS DNO NON MOVETVR16*99
Translated: "Relying on God I shall not be Confounded!"

Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle.

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The lion dollar circulated throughout the Middle East and was imitated in several German and Italian cities. It was also popular in the Dutch East Indies as well as in the Dutch New Netherlands Colony (New York). The lion dollar also circulated throughout the English colonies during the Seventeenth and early Eighteenth centuries. Examples circulating in the colonies were usually fairly well worn so that the design was not fully distinguishable, thus they were sometimes referred to as "dog dollars."

Lion dollars were usually produced from thin planchets that did not fully fill the thickness of the dies, thus they were often weakly struck.