Gelderland 1694 silver ducat Dav-4891

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Schulman auction 379, lot 472
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This specimen was lot 472 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €320 (about US$411 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GELDERLAND Provincie 1581 - 1795. 1694, Zilveren dukaat, Silver Type II. Zonder binnencirkels op vz. en kz. Ridder met provinciewapen aan lint MO: ARG: PRO. CON - FOE. BELG: D: GEL. C: Z. Kz. generaliteitswapen tussen jaartal, daarboven mmt. eenhoorn. Gladde rand. RRR NGC AU55. Zeer fraai +. (province of Gelderland, silver ducat of 1694, type II, withut inner circles on obverse and reverse. Obverse: a knight supports the provincial arms with a ribbon; reverse: arms of the Generality divide the date, unicorn mintmark. Plain edge. Extremely rare, graded NGC AU-55, very fine or better.)"

This subtype of the silver ducat was struck 1693-94 only with a unicorn mintmark. It has the date on the shield side; previous silver ducats (Dav-4890) had the date by the knight.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 63.1, Delm-963; V. 10.1; de V. 339; CNM. 2.17.125; Dav-4891.

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 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.

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