Utrecht 1647 ducat Fr-284

Sincona sale 69, lot 880

This specimen was lot 880 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$664 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"THE NETHERLANDS | Utrecht, Provinz. Dukat 1647. Vorzüglich. Etwas beschnitten. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, ducat of 1647, Extremely fine, Slightly clipped.)"

This subtype was struck 1587-1624, 1629-48. Later subtypes, with different mintmarks, include KM 7.2 (struck 1649-74), KM 7.3 (struck 1674-76) and KM 7.4 (struck 1679-1700).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 7.1, Delmonte 963. Fr-284.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• 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, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.

Link to:

• 1645 ducat
• 1647 leeuwendaalder
• 1650 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1647