Westfriesland 1778 silver ducat Dav-1846
This specimen was lot 1349 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €750 (about US$866 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PROVINCES-UNIES, WEST-FRIESLAND, AR ducat d'argent (zilveren dukaat), 1778. D/ Guerrier deb. à d., ten. une épée et l'écu de la province. R/ Écu couronné de la Généralité. De la plus haute rareté. Patine foncée. Traces de corrosion marine. Provient de l'épave de l'Evstaffi (1780). (United Provinces, province of Westfriesland, silver ducat of 1778. Obverse: knight right, holding a sword and the arms of the province; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Extremely rare, nice patina, traces of corrosion, Fine - Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1707-08, 1746-47, 1752-67, 1770-76, 1781-96. The SCWC divides this into subtypes with various mintmarks. For Westfriesland, silver ducats are scarcer than ducatons.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 27,09 g.
Catalog reference: KM 128.3 (unlisted date), Dav-1846, Verk. 65, 4; Delm. 971 (unlisted date); CNM 2.46.35 (unlisted date).
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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