Zeeland 1664 2 ducaton Dav-A4942
This specimen was lot 518 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$6,425 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ZEELAND Provincie 1580 - 1795. Piedfort dukaton of zilveren rijder. 1664, Silver Type I. Ruiter naar rechts boven ongekroond provinciewapentje MO: NO: ARG: PRO: CON - FCE: BELG: COM: ZEL. ♖*. Kz. gekroond wapen, jaartal boven de kroon. Dit jaartal hebben wij als piedfort de afgelopen 30 jaar niet mogen verhandelen. RR. Aantrekkelijk gepatineerd. Prachtig +. (province of Zeeland, piedfort ducaton or silver rider of 1664, type I. Obverse: mounted knight charges to right over the provincial arms, tower mintmark; reverse: crowned arms, date above. Our first offering of this type in thirty years, attractively toned, extremely fine or better.)"
The SCWC lists the regular ducaton (KM 41.1) for 1659-72. Double ducatons are mentioned in Davenport for 1659-68.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 64.94 g, 0.941 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 65.41 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-1024a; V. 81.1; PW. 43.3; Dav-A4942, KM P9.
- 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]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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