Zeeland 1762 silver ducat Dav-1848
This specimen was lot 2549 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €120 (about US$152 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, ZEELAND, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1762. Vz/ Staande ridder r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Klein defect aan de rand. goede Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, silver ducat of 1762. Obverse: standing knight with sword and provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Small edge defect, good very fine.)"
Zeeland struck silver ducats throughout the eighteenth century until the collapse of the United Provinces in 1794. This subtype was struck 1757-94 and many dates are common. Zeeland also struck half, quarter and eighth silver ducats, the only province to do so.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 27,75 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52.4, Verk. 87, 1; Delm-976; Dav-1848.
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- 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]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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