Holland 1673 silver ducat Dav-4898

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Jean Elsen sale 142, lot 1472

This specimen was lot 1472 in Jean Elsen sale 142 (Brussels, September 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1673. Vz/ Staande ridder n. r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zwak geslagen. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Holland, silver ducat of 1673. Obverse: standing knight facing right, holding sword and supporting the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Weakly struck, Fine - Very Fine.)"

Silver ducats from the province of Holland are not listed as rare but this is only the third one we have been able to obtain. The type is listed for 1659-70 (Dav-4896), 1672-74, 1679-80, 1683-84, 1693-95 (Dav-4898) and 1735-1800 (Dav-1840). Double silver ducats also exist.

Recorded mintage: 311,496 for 1673-74.

Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver; this specimen is 27,85 g.

Catalog reference: Verk. 47, 4; Delm-969; CNM 2.28.80, Dav-4898, KM 52.1.

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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 142, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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