Overijssel 1680 silver ducat Dav-4899
This specimen was lot 2029 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €380 (about US$527 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, OVERIJSSEL, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1680. Vz/ Staande ridder r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zeldzaam. Deels zwak. Kras op vz. (Netherlands, province of Overijssel, silver ducat of 1680. Obverse: standing knight with sword supports the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Rare, weakly struck, scratches on the reverse, Very Fine.)"
Silver ducats were struck in Overijssel and other Dutch provinces until 1794 and are the most common large Dutch silver coin. Simultaneous with the silver ducat (48 stuivers) was the "prince" daalder (40 stuivers), lion daalder (48 stuivers, Dav-4860), the three gulden (60 stuivers) and the ducaton (silver rider, Dav-4936). The catalog does not explain why so many different large silver coins were felt to be necessary. This subtype with the rose mintmark is listed for 1676-83.
Recorded mintage: 96,335 for 1676-83.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 27,76 g.
Catalog reference: KM 36.2, Dav-4899, Verk. 139, 1; Delm-986.
- 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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