1 Ducaton 'Silver Rider' Type 1, date at top reverse, piedfort at double weight, AUR

Piedforts were never struck for commerce. This double-weight piece was produced as a presentation striking — likely intended for diplomats, civic officials, or the States of Zeeland themselves as a formal gift or proof of the die. The Province of Zeeland was among the most maritally aggressive of the Seven Provinces in the 1660s, heavily invested in the Second Anglo-Dutch War that had concluded just the year prior, and such presentation pieces circulated in chancelleries rather than pockets.

The Type 1 classification — date positioned at top reverse — was superseded relatively quickly, making dated examples from this early die arrangement scarcer than the broader Silver Rider series suggests.