View source for Overijssel (1579) ducat Fr-266

[[Image:Overijssel S26-03515Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 3515]]

This specimen was lot 3515 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$618 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Dukat o. J. (1591). Ungarischer Typ. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Netherlands]], province of Overijssel, undated ducat of the Hungarian type. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> [[Netherlands, Overijssel|Overijssel]] went on to issue many coins as part of the independent [[Netherlands]]  until the time of Napoleon. We follow Friedberg in attributing this coin to 1579, not 1591.

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Delmonte 1049. Fr-266. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015. 
* 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. 

''Link to:''
* [[Overijssel (1578-79) oord]] States' Revolt
* [[Overijssel (1578-79) duit]] states' revolt
* [[Overijssel 1580 1/20 daalder]]
* [[Overijssel (15)85 1/4 noble Fr-265a]]
* [[Overijssel (1590-93) ducat Fr-262|(1590-93) ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1579]]
* return to coins of [[Netherlands, Spanish|Spanish Netherlands]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 24, 25, 26, 27]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]]