Holland 1767 ducaton Dav-1827
This specimen was lot 2128 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €180 (about US$208 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AR dukaton (zilveren rijder), 1767. Vz/ Ridder te paard n.r. boven gekroond provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen gehouden door twee gekroonde leeuwen. Gereinigd. Deukje aan de rand. (Netherlands, province of Holland, silver rider or ducaton of 1767. Obverse: mounted knight charges over the crowned arms of the province; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality supported by two lions. Cleaned, edge nicks, Very Fine.)"
This denomination is recorded from Holland 1672-1793 and this subtype with the reeded edge 1757-62, 1765-67, 1770-80, 1784-93. Holland was the largest and wealthiest part of the United Provinces, now the kingdom of the Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen is 32,68 g.
Catalog reference: KM 90.2, Dav-1827, Verk. 42, 1; Delm. 1014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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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