# 4013
Siege coinage - Middelburg - Velddaalder van 36 Stuivers emissie 1574 struck on a square planchet (CNM 2.35.7 / Delm. 167 / vG 43a) - 28.78 gram - Obv. .1.5.7.4. / LIBERT:REST: / .S.P.Q.3EL: / .SOLI.DEO. / HONOR. countermark of coat of arms of Zeeland above. - Rev. engraved as a birth medal (Pillegift): *IÁQVES* / *BOVLEN, ~ / 1605 / * - Gebruikt als Familiepenning (Bemolt 12) -a.VF - Ex. Collection Coenen, Ex. Collection A.O. van Kerkwijk (Auction J. Schulman Maart 1958, lot 837) - One of the earliest known examples of a siege coin reused as a family medal. This phenomenon seems to have initially been a solely Zeelandish phenomenon. Traditionally, the surname has been read as 'Bovien', though careful examination reveals 'Bovlen' instead. Boulen, Boulien, Boulijn and Boulin are all families frequently appearing in 17th century records from Zeeland
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