Utrecht 1776 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 2535 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €825 (about US$1,045 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AR halve dukaton (halve zilveren rijder), 1776. Vz/ Ridder te paard n.r. boven gekroond provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen gehouden door twee leeuwen. Licht gereinigd. Prachtig. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, silver half ducaton or silver rider of 1776. Obverse: standing knight with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Lightly cleaned, extremely fine.)"
The SCWC notes a half ducaton with a reeded edge for 1761-94 (KM 115.1) and a flowered edge for 1761-76 (KM 115.2, shown here). Not having the specimen in hand, we don't know what edge it may actually have.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.39 g, 0.941 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 16,11 g.
Catalog reference: KM 115.1 (reeded edge) or KM 115.2 (flowered edge), Verk. 100, 4; Delm-1055.
- 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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