Westfriesland 1698 3 gulden Dav-4963
This specimen was lot 3529 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"3 Gulden 1698. Vorzüglich-FDC. Leichte Prägeschwächen. (Netherlands, province of Westfriesland, three gulden of 1698, extremely fine to uncirculated, lightly cleaned.)"
The silver three gulden was introduced in Westfriesland in 1682 with a face value of sixty stuivers, the same as the ducaton (Dav-4941), tho the three gulden contained 5% less silver. This subtype is noted for 1695-1700 but three gulden were struck well into the eighteenth century (see Dav-1853).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 31.82 g, .920 fine silver, .941 troy oz ASW, this specimen 31.63 g.
Catalog reference: Delmonte 1147, KM 85.4, Davenport 4963.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
- 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.
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