Gelderland 1662 ducaton Dav-4923
This specimen was lot 1039 in Jean Elsen sale 139 (Brussels, December 2018), where it sold for €130 (about US$174 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Provincie, AR dukaton (zilveren rijder), 1662. Vz/ Ridder te paard n.r. boven het gekroond provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen gehouden door twee leeuwen. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Gelderland, silver ducaton of 1662. Obverse: mounted knight charges over the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality supported by two lions. Fine - Very Fine.)"
The SCWC notes that the regular issues from Gelderland run 1659-79.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, .991 troy oz ASW, this specimen 32,53 g.
Catalog reference: Verk. 4, 3; Delm-1009, Dav-4923; KM 41.1.
- 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 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 139, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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