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RESERVED – Gold and silver coins from the Akerendam shipwreck (1725)

Akerendam was a merchant vessel owned by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, originally bound for Batavia. For unknown reasons, the ship sailed in the wrong direction and ended up off the coast of Norway, where it wrecked near Runde in Sunnmøre in March 1725. The entire crew – including Captain Niclaas de Roy – perished. The wreck was rediscovered in 1972, and the treasure recovered from the seabed is considered the richest coin find in postwar Norwegian history. The coins in this set are notably better preserved than average examples from the Akerendam find. The rare Utrecht ducat from 1724 stands out in particularly fine, uncirculated condition.

This original box stems from one of the earliest sales following the discovery and contains the following coins:

Netherlands, Utrecht, ducat 1724 (gold). A rare coin in excellent condition, known only from the Akerendam find. Fr. 284; KM 7.1; Rønning 1. 3,47 g.
Netherlands, Gelderland, ducaton 1679 (“silver rider”) – A sought-after type with high catalogue value – Dav. 4923; KM 41.1. 31,24 g.
Spanish Netherlands, Philip IV, ducaton 16XX – Dav. 4454; KM 72.1; Rønning 2. 29,21 g.
Mexico, Philip V, 8 reales 1700–1724 – KM 47; Rønning 5. 26,1 g.
Mexico, Philip V, 4 reales 1700–1724 – KM 40; Rønning 5a. 12,33 g.
Mexico, Philip V, 4 reales 1700–1724 – KM 40; Rønning 5a. 12,48 g.
Netherlands, Holland, 2 stuiver 1724 (six coins) – KM 48; Rønning 4. Total weight: 8,61 g.