Deventer 1664 ducaton Dav-4944
This specimen was lot 1898 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €400 (about US$542 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, DEVENTER, Stad, AR zilveren rijder (dukaton), 1664. Vz/ Ridder te paard r. boven stadswapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen gehouden door twee gekroonde leeuwen. Gereinigd. Vlekjes. Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, city of Deventer, silver rider or ducaton of 1664. Obverse: mounted knight charges over the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality supported by two crowned lions. Cleaned, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck with a moor's head mintmark (KM 62.1, 1662-64) and a sitting dog mintmark (KM 62.2, shown here, 1664-68). It is not listed as rare but this is the first we have posted on this site.
Recorded mintage: 13,000 (both mintmarks).
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 32,52 g.
Catalog reference: KM 62.2, Verk. 147, 4; Delm-1038; Dav-4944.
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- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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