Zwolle (1590-97) ducat Fr-210

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Künker sale 294, lot 3179

This specimen was lot 3179 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €400 (about US$539 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE, ZWOLLE, Stadt. Dukat o. J. (1590-1597). Spanischer Typ. GOLD. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Netherlands, city of Zwolle, undated ducat of the Spanish type. Scarce, very fine to extremely 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 double ducat (Fr-209). Kampen (Fr-150) and Overijssel (Fr-262) issued similar coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 3,34 g.

Catalog reference: Delm-1130; Fr-210; Purmer Zw 02.

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, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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