Brabant 1639(h) ducaton Dav-4454

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43994
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This specimen was lot 43994 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPANISH NETHERLANDS. Brabant. Ducaton, 1639. Antwerp Mint. Philip IV (1621-65). NGC MS-61. Free of highpoint wear with a few as-made planchet fissures in the centers, a gray base of tone on both sides and vibrant violet, pink and yellow iridescence on both sides that breathes impressive life into the surfaces when the viewed at an angle. From the Collection of Dr. James Eustace Bizzell, II." The regular type, issued 1636-65 from Antwerp (with hand mintmark) and Brussels, is scarce but not rare. The multiple ducatons, which include double and quadruple issues, are all rare. Triple ducatons of this portrait were struck intermittently 1637-57. The other provinces issued this type, including Artois, Flanders, Tournai and Luxembourg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 32.48 g, 0.944 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-4454; KM-72.1.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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