View source for Utrecht 1661 2 ducaton Dav-A4937A

[[Image:H3106-34066o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3106, lot 34066]]
[[Image:H3106-34066r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 34066 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Netherlands]]: [[Netherlands, Utrecht|Utrecht]]. Provincial silver Klippe Double Ducaton (2 Silver Rider) 1661 AU53 NGC, A handsome and deeply patinated Klippe in elephant gray, and whilst admittedly gently circulated this piece exhibits appreciable remaining struck details. Very rare according to Delmonte." This exact issue is not listed in the SCWC altho KM P21 is mentioned for 1660. Klippes (coins struck on square planchets) were less popular in the Netherlands than in Germany but were made occasionally for presentation.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 65.56 g, 0.941 fine silver, this specimen 64.56 g, 48 mm across. 

''Catalog reference:'' cf. KM-P21 (dated 1660), [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-A4937A]], Delm-1029b (R3). 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

''Links to:''
* [[Utrecht 1659 2 ducaton Dav-A4937|1659 double ducaton]]
* [[Utrecht 1661 daalder Dav-4863|1661 ''leuvendaalder'']]
* [[Utrecht 1661 ducat Fr-284|1661 ducat]]
* [[Utrecht 1662 silver ducat Dav-4902|1662 silver ducat]]
* [[Utrecht 1664 2 ducaton Dav-A4937|1664 double ducaton]]
* [[Holland 1673 2 ducaton Dav-4932A|Holland 1673 klippe double ducaton]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1661]]

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