Zwolle 1654 ducat Fr-213
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This specimen was lot 922 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$996 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"THE NETHERLANDS | Zwolle, Stadt. Dukat 1654. Mit Titel Ferdinands III. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (city of Zwolle, ducat of 1654, struck in the name of Ferdinand III. Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"
This type was struck 1633-62 and 1676. The name of the Holy Roman Emperor is still cited even tho the Netherlands formally left the empire in 1648.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 34, Delmonte 1133 (R1). 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.
- 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.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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