Westfriesland 1649 ducat Fr-294
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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.
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- 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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