Milan 1630 ducatone Dav-4001
The first specimen was lot 40633 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "ITALY. Milan. Ducatone, 1630. NGC AU-50. Philip IV of Spain (1621-65). Light toning. From the Demarete Collection." The second specimen was lot 45152 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[2] noted, "ITALY. Milan. Ducaton, 1630. Filippo IV. PCGS EF-40 Gold Shield. A crudely but boldly struck Ducaton, with just a slight weakness on the obverse profile and toned a medium gray. The surfaces are wholesome and free of distracting marks. From the Midtown Collection." Ducatons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons. The type shown here was struck at Milan 1622-30 for Philip IV of Spain. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 29.5-32.2 g.
Catalog reference: KM 43, Dav-4001; GNI-67-76; N/V-3816; Gnecci-30.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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