Zeeland 1698 silver ducat Dav-4914

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Jean Elsen list 259, lot 1200
Zeeland 1698 silver ducat rev JElsen 259-1200.jpg

This specimen was lot 1200 in Jean Elsen price list 259 (Brussels, January-March 2012), where it was offered at € 150. The catalog noted,

"NEDERLAND, ZEELAND, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1698, Droit: Staande ridder naar radié met zwaard en provinciewapen. Revers: Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zwak uitgemunt. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, silver ducat of 1698. Obverse: standing knight with sword holds the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms. VF - EF)"

This type was struck for Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands, 1672-1794. It is priced fairly low in the SCWC but is seldom seen at American coin shows.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, .792 troy oz ASW; this specimen is 27,86 g.

Catalog reference: Verk., 86, 1; Delm-976, Davenport 4914, KM 52.1.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 259, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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.

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