Deventer 1632 ducat Fr-26
This specimen was lot 2083 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$4,941 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, DEVENTER, AV dukaat, 1632. Met titel van Ferdinand II. Vz/ Staande keizer n.r. met zwaard en rijksappel. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. Zeer zeldzaam. bijna Prachtig. (Netherlands, city of Deventer, ducat of 1632, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Obverse: the emperor stands right with sword and scepter; reverse: text in square tablet. Very scarce, about Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1632-43 by the city of Deventer. The States General battled the cities throughout the seventeenth century, alleging that the municipal mints were addicted to short weight and debased alloy. Finally, the States succeeded in closing all the municipal mints.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 45, Fortuyn Drooglever 137; Delm-1088; Fr-26.
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- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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