Utrecht 1659 2 ducaton Dav-A4937
This specimen was lot 1305 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 5,750 CHF (about US$6,980 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"THE NETHERLANDS | Utrecht, Provinz. 2 Dukaton 1659, Utrecht. Piédfort dukaton of zilveren rijder. Äusserst selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS61. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, piedfort double ducaton of 1659, Utrecht mint. Extremely rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"
The SCWC lists the single ducaton (KM 46.1) for 1659-73 but no double ducaton. Each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins; besides Utrecht, there are coins for Deventer, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Holland, Overijssel, West Friesland and Zeeland, not counting various local issues. The Netherlands were swallowed up in Napoleon's empire and after his fall, reconstituted as a kingdom.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 65.56 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 64.86 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Delmonte 1029 a. Dav-A4937.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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