Utrecht 1768 ducat Fr-285
This specimen was lot 2102 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €320 (about US$416 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AV dukaat met de ridder, 1768. Vz/ Staande ridder n.r. met zwaard en pijlenbundel. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, knight's ducat of 1768. Obverse: a knight stands with sword and bundle of arrows; reverse: text in square tablet. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
The type is recorded from Utrecht 1679-1794; each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins. Holland was the largest and wealthiest part of the United Provinces, now the kingdom of the Netherlands, but the Utrecht mint was the only facility to survive.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 3,47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 7.4, Fr-285, Verk. 98, 4; Delm-965.
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