Zwolle 1653 ducat Fr-213
This specimen was lot 2110 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,431 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, ZWOLLE, Stad, AV dukaat, 1653. Met titel van Ferdinand III. Vz/ Staande keizer n.r. met scepter en rijksappel. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. Zeldzaam. Geroeste vz. stempel. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. (Netherlands, city of Zwolle, gold ducat of 1653, struck in the name of Ferdinand III. Obverse: the emperor stands, with scepter and orb; reverse: text in square tablet. Scarce, die break, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Zwolle is a town in the province of Overijssel. This ducat was struck in the name of emperor Ferdinand II (r. 1619-37) for 1630-76. The States General spent most of the seventeenth century trying to close the municipal mints for fraud and lightweight coinage, and Zwolle was often cited as the worst offender.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 34, Verk. 168, 4; Delm-1133; Fr-213.
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- 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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