Westfriesland 1666 2 ducaton Dav-A4939

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Schulman sale 347, lot 332
CNG Triton XXVIII, lot 943

The first specimen was lot 332 in Schulman sale 347 (Amsterdam, April 2015), where it sold for €400 (about US$515 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "piedfort dukaton of zilveren rijder. 1666. type i. Ruiter naar rechts boven gewestelijk wapentje, mmt. vijf-bladige bloem aan het begin van het omschrift. Kz. gekroond wapen, jaartal boven de kroon. Piedfort op dubbele zwaarte van 64.90 g. RRR. uiterst zeldzaam. Zeer fraai. uit veiling Schulman 283 van 17 mrt. 1986, no. 140." The second specimen was lot 943 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $3,062.50. The catalog description[2] noted, "LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). West Friesland. 1581-1795. AR Piedford Dukaton. Dated 1666. Knight on horseback galloping right, holding sword and reins; coat-of-arms below / Crowned coat-of-arms within leonine supporters. Iridescent toning, slightly double struck, hairlines. EF. From the Alexander Christopher Collection." This type was issued in various forms throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries until 1793, when revolutionary French armies occupied the United Provinces and terminated their independence.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 65.56 g, 0.941 fine silver, the first specimen 64.90 g, the second specimen 46 mm diameter, 65.52 g, 11 h axis.

Catalog reference: P&W Wf28.1; CNM 2.46.38; Delm-1019a; V. 61.1, Davenport A4939, KM P11.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 347, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2015.
  • 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.
  • [2]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.

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