Holland 1658 2 ducats Fr-247
This specimen was lot 2123 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$1,848 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AV dubbele dukaat met de ridder, 1658. Vz/ Staande ridder n.r. met zwaard en pijlenbundel. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. Zeldzaam. (Netherlands, province of Holland, gold double ducat of 1658. Obverse: standing knight right with sword and bundle of arrows; reverse: inscription on tablet. Rare, good Very Fine.)"
This type is listed for 1645-63. A refined design was struck 1671-1793 and is fairly common for double ducats.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW, this specimen is 6,94 g.
Catalog reference: KM 35, Fr-247, Verk. 39, 3; Delm. 772.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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