Deventer 1666 1/2 silver ducat
This specimen was lot 1282 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, DEVENTER, Stad, AR halve zilveren dukaat, 1666, Droit: Staande ridder naar radié met zwaard en stadswapen. Revers: Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zeer Zeldzaam. Vlekjes. Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, city of Deventer, silver half ducat of 1666. Obverse: standing knight with sword and shield; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Very scarce, spots, very fine.)"
This one year type, tariffed at 24 stuivers, is quite scarce. Silver ducats are known from Deventer for 1662-66 only.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.12 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 13,85 g.
Catalog reference: Verk., 149, 3; Delm-1008; CNM 2.12.26, KM 67.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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