Utrecht 1668 ducaton Dav-4937
This specimen was lot 30384 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "Utrecht. Provincial Ducaton (Silver Rider) 1668 MS62 NGC. Incredibly attractive, with expansive surfaces that showcase light-gray patina and golden-amber highlights throughout. Absolutely mint-state, with nicely-rendered devices and a fantastically illustrative design featuring the widely-popular armored rider atop a horse. Scarce at virtually any level, but particularly rare and highly-coveted in mint-state." This specimen is one of a type issued for the province of Utrecht 1659-76; this date is noted as common. 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: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, .991 troy oz ASW, obliquely reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Dav-4937, KM 46.1.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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