Holland 1673 2 ducaton Dav-4932

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Jean Elsen sale 250, lot 1148
Holland 1673 ducaton rev JElsen 250-1148.jpg

This specimen is lot 1148 on Jean Elsen price list 250 (Brussels, Oct/Dec 2009), where it was offered at €2000 (about US$2960). The catalog description noted,

"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AR zilveren rijder (dukaton), 1673, Amsterdam. Piedfort op dubbel gewicht, met gladde rand. Droit: Ridder te paard radié boven gekroond provinciewapen. Revers: Gekroond generaliteitswapen gehouden door twee gekroonde leeuwen, met daaronder het stadswapen van Amsterdam. Afkomstig van de verzameling J.R. Lasser en uit onze veiling 89, 9 september 2006, 95. Zeldzaam. Prachtig," (Netherlands, Province of Holland, silver rider or ducaton, 1673, Amsterdam mint, piefort of double thickness. Obverse: mounted knight rides over provincial arms. Reverse: Two lions support the arms of the United Provinces, with the arms of Amsterdam below. From Jean Elsen sale 89, September 2006, lot 95. Rare, nice extremely fine.)

The SCWC notes that the regular issues from Holland run 1672-94. This issue commemorated the opening of the Amsterdam mint and exists in klippe format (Dav-4932A and -4932C) as well as various edge inscriptions (Dav-4932, -4932B and -4932D). A single ducaton (Dav-4933) was also struck on this occasion and is actually scarcer.

Recorded mintage: unknown but likely very rare as a piefort.

Specification: 65.56 g, 0.941 fine silver, 1.982 troy oz ASW, this specimen 65.03 g.

Catalog reference: Davenport 4932, KM 6.1 or 6.2, Verk., 43, 3; Delm-1018a; CNM 2.02.16; HNPM Am 11.5.

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.
  • 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.

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