Zeeland 1662 ducaton Dav-4942
This specimen was lot 2546 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €280 (about US$355 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, ZEELAND, Provincie, AR dukaton (zilveren rijder), 1662. Vz/ Ridder te paard n.r. boven provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond generaliteitswapen gehouden door twee leeuwen. goede Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, silver ducaton of 1662. Obverse: mounted knight charges right over the provincial arms; reverse: arms of the Generality supported by two lions. Good very fine.)"
This type was struck 1659-72. The SCWC notes that the inner circle of dots, shown here, was modified to a solid circle in 1668. Zeeland struck ducatons until 1791. Double ducatons exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, 43.5 mm diameter, this specimen 32,46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 41.1, Verk. 81, 1; Delm-1024; Dav-4942.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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