Westfriesland 1587 ducat Fr-291
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This specimen was lot 905 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,261 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"THE NETHERLANDS | Westfriesland, Provinz. Dukat 1587. Ungarischer Typ - Hongaarse type. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt. (Netherlands, province of Westfriesland, ducat of 1587, Hungarian type. Extremely fine, Extraordinarily well struck.)"
Ducats were struck in the seven provinces of the United Netherlands from the 1580's. Friedberg lists this type for 1586-1605.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.51 g.
Catalog reference: KM 8, Delmonte 833 (R-R1). Fr-291.
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- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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