Holland 1684 silver ducat Dav-4898
This specimen was lot 2522 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €200 (about US$253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1684. Vz/ Staande ridder n. r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Holland, silver ducat of 1684. Obverse: standing knight with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Very fine.)"
Holland struck this style of silver ducat 1672-74, 1679-80, 1683-84, 1693-95, 1735, 1751-53, 1756, 1762-67, 1771-72. Despite the many years of production, it is a scarce type. Double silver ducats also exist.
Recorded mintage: 46,595.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 27,82 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52.1, Verk. 47, 4; Delm-969; Dav-4898.
- 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 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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