Westfriesland 1641 ducat Fr-294
This specimen was lot 495 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,671 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WEST-FRIESLAND Het Gewest 1581 - 1795. Dukaat. 1641, Gold Type I. Staande ridder met Spaanse helm, zwaard en pijlenbundel met zeven pijlen tussen jaartal, tekst tussen de voeten en met binnencirkel. ...WEST lelie. Kz. vierkant met 5-regelige tekst. Gladde rand.3.46 g. Deels originele muntkleur. Prachtig. (province of Westfriesland, gold ducat of 1641, type I. Obverse: standing knight in Spanish helmet holding a sword and bundle of arrows, lily mintmark; reverse: tablet with five line inscription; plain edge. Some original luster, extremely fine.)"
This type is recorded in the SCWC for 1607-12, 1619-24, 1631-75. The mintmark was changed from a lily (shown here) to a cinquefoil in 1649. A rare klippe version (KM 36) exists for 1637.
Recorded mintage: 351,050 for 1637-42.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Delm-836; V. 59.4; PW. 03; Fr-294; KM 16.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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