Overijssel 1735 silver ducat Dav-1842
This specimen was lot 2530 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €440 (about US$557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, OVERIJSSEL, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1735. Vz/ Staande ridder r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Krasjes. Deuk aan de rand. goede Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Overijssel, silver ducat of 1735. Obverse: standing knight with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Scratches, edge bump, good very fine.)"
This type was struck throughout the eighteenth century until 1794. This particular variety was struck 1734-47, 1764, 1767. Of the Dutch mints, the Utrecht mint is still in operation, striking euros.
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 27,93 g.
Catalog reference: KM 88, Verk. 139, 2; Delm-988; Dav-1842.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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 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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