Westfriesland 1588 ducat Fr-291
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This specimen was lot 57758 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. West Friesland. Ducat, 1588. PCGS AU-58." 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: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 8, Fr-291.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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