Zwolle (1590-97) 2 ducat Fr-209

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Künker sale 264, lot 3274

This specimen was lot 3274 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,421 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ZWOLLE Stadt. 2 Dukaten o. J. (1590-1597). Spanischer Typ. GOLD. R Min. gewellt, sehr schön. (city of Zwolle, undated double ducat, Spanish type. Slightly bent, very fine.)"

This type is an imitation of the double excelente (Fr-129) issued by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain several generations before. It is accompanied by a single ducat (Fr-210).

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 6,86 g.

Catalog reference: Delm-1128 (R4); Fr-209; Purmer Zw 01.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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