Zwolle 1662 ducat Fr-213
This specimen was lot 1079 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $3,368.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). Zwolle. 1581-1795. AV Dukat. In the name of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. Mm: coat-of-arms. Dated 1662. Ferdinand standing right, holding scepter and globus cruciger / Legend in four lines within ornately framed tablet. In NGC encapsulation 8419259-003, graded MS 62. Better type with date in legend. Top Pop." This type was struck 1662-68, 1674. The town also struck ducats earlier in the century; these are listed as KM 30 (1630-38) and KM 34 (1633-62, 1676).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 23 mm diameter, 3.48 g, 5 h axis.
Catalog reference: P&W Zw12; CNM 2.52.29; Delmonte, Or 1134; KM 68; Friedberg 213.
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- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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