Utrecht 1661 2 ducaton Dav-A4937A
This specimen was lot 34066 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: Utrecht. Provincial silver Klippe Double Ducaton (2 Silver Rider) 1661 AU53 NGC, A handsome and deeply patinated Klippe in elephant gray, and whilst admittedly gently circulated this piece exhibits appreciable remaining struck details. Very rare according to Delmonte." This exact issue is not listed in the SCWC altho KM P21 is mentioned for 1660. Klippes (coins struck on square planchets) were less popular in the Netherlands than in Germany but were made occasionally for presentation.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 65.56 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 64.56 g, 48 mm across.
Catalog reference: cf. KM-P21 (dated 1660), Dav-A4937A, Delm-1029b (R3).
- 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.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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