Zeeland 1695 silver ducat Dav-4914
This specimen was lot 2049 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €110 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, ZEELAND, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1695. Vz/ Staande ridder naar r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Gereinigd. (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, silver ducat of 1695. Obverse: standing knight with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Cleaned, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck for Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands. The early type (Dav-4912) was struck 1659-68. It was superseded by this type, struck 1672-1794, which deleted the ring of beads on both sides. It is priced fairly low in the SCWC but is seldom seen at American coin shows. Presentation strikes in gold exist for some dates, such as 1686.
Recorded mintage: unknown but includes a 1695/4 overdate.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 28,11 g.
Catalog reference: Verk. 86, 1; Delm. 976, Dav-4914, KM 52.1.
- 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 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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