Westfriesland 1673 ducaton Dav-4941

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 30220
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Heritage sale 3107, lot 31718
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The first specimen was lot 30220 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $17,625. The catalog description[1] noted, "A Master's Work West Friesland. Provincial silver Ducaton 1673, MS64 NGC. Edge lettered type. Masterfully produced at the private mint of Dirck Bosch in Enkhuizen with coarse dentils at the edges that beautifully frame the expertly engraved centers. The obverse, with its knight riding horse depiction, skillfully renders minute detail down to the horse's ornamental garments. The crowned arms of West Friesland, with two rampant lions, sit below. One the reverse, two lions support the crowned arms of the Netherlands, with the reduced arms of Enkhuizen, depicting three herring, below. An absolutely wonderful specimen, and certainly the finest extant, with no bothersome marks, full design definition and a fully original layer of medium brown patina that turns to deep multicolored iridescence at the peripheries. As much a piece of art as it is a coin." The second specimen was lot 31718 in Heritage sale 3107 (Chicago, May 2023), where it sold for $9,300. The catalog description[2] noted, "Netherlands: West Friesland. Provincial Ducaton (Silver Rider) 1673 MS61 NGC. Struck in Enkhuizen at the private mint of Dirk Bosch. A well-centered and defined representative with polychrome luminescence in the fields. The finest certified to date by NGC." 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. The regular issue ducaton (KM 46.1/Dav-4939) was struck 1659-74. This private issue, probably struck in a German style screw press as it is round and fully struck, was struck 1673 only and has a catalog value seven times higher.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 63.2, Delm-1021b, Dav-4941A, PW-Wf77.

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.
  • 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
  • [2]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 May 3 - 5 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3107, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.

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