Westfriesland 1780 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 510 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €140 (about US$180 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WEST-FRIESLAND Het Gewest 1581 - 1795. 1/2 Dukaton of 1/2 zilveren rijder. 1780, Silver Ruiter naar rechts boven gewestelijk wapentje, zonder mmt.. Kz. generaliteitswapen, jaartal met kromme 7 in cartouche. Kabelrand. Gietgalletjes. Zeer fraai. (province of Westfriesland, half ducaton or silver rider of 1780, type III. Obverse: Mounted knight charges to right over the provincial arms, no mintmark; reverse: crowned arms, date with curved 7 in cartouche; cabled edge. Planchet defects, very fine.)"
This mintmark was used on this denomination 1775-94. Overdates exist but none are reported for this date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.39 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 16.30 g.
Catalog reference: KM 140.2, Delm-1050; V. 62.2.
- 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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