Westfriesland 1649 ducat Fr-294

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Heritage sale 3106, lot 34088
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 34088 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: West Friesland. Provincial gold Ducat 1649 MS63 NGC. Cinquefoil mintmark. A bright and shimmering representative of the early type ducat in lemon drop hue." Friedberg lists this type for 1607-83.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen is 3.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 16, Fr-294.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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.
  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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