View source for Deventer 1664 ducaton Dav-4944

[[Image:JE149-1898.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1898]]

This specimen was lot 1898 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €400 (about US$542 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEDERLAND, DEVENTER, Stad, AR zilveren rijder (dukaton), 1664. Vz/ Ridder te paard r. boven stadswapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen gehouden door twee gekroonde leeuwen. Gereinigd. Vlekjes. Zeer Fraai.'' ([[Netherlands]], [[Netherlands, Deventer|city of Deventer]], silver rider or ducaton of 1664. Obverse: mounted knight charges over the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality supported by two crowned lions. Cleaned, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck with a moor's head mintmark (KM 62.1, 1662-64) and a sitting dog mintmark (KM 62.2, shown here, 1664-68). It is not listed as rare but this is the first we have posted on this site.

''Recorded mintage:'' 13,000 (both mintmarks).

''Specification:'' 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 32,52 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 62.2, Verk. 147, 4; Delm-1038; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4944]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Deventer 1662 silver ducat Dav-4916|1662 silver ducat]]
* [[Deventer 1663 daalder Dav-4875|1663 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Deventer 1664 daalder Dav-4875|1664 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Kampen 1664 ducaton Dav-4945]]
* [[Deventer 1666 1/2 silver ducat|1666 half silver ducat]]
* [[Deventer 1666 daalder Dav-4875|1666 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1664]]

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