Overijssel 1676 ducaton Dav-4936
This specimen was lot 548 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"OVERIJSSEL Provincie 1581 - 1795. Dukaton of zilveren rijder. 1676, Silver Type IIb. Ruiter naar rechts boven gekroond provinciewapentje MO. NO. ARG. CON - FOE. BELG. PRO. TRANS. Kz. gekroond wapen, jaartal in cartouche, mmt. ❀ boven de kroon. Binnencirkels op voor- en keerzijde. Gladde rand. RR. NGC XF Details, Saltwater Damage. (province of Overijssel, silver ducaton or silver rider of 1676, type IIb. Obverse: mounted knight charges to right over the crowned provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms, date in cartouche, rosette mintmark above the crown, inner circles on obverse and reverse; plain edge. Graded NGC XF Details, Saltwater Damage.)"
Single ducatons are listed for Overijssel for 1659-69 and 1675-82 but the double ducatons are rare. This variety has the date in a cartouche belwo the arms; others (KM 41.2) have the date above the crown.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 41.1 (date in cartouche), Delm-1035; V. 135.4, Dav-4936.
- 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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