Friesland 1614 ducat Fr-223

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 4127

This specimen was lot 4127 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $340.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Friesland. Ducat, 1614. NGC EF-40. Somewhat uneven strike." Altho this ducat is noted for 1588-1693, it earns a premium as Friesland was a less prolific issuer of coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-223, KM 13.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• 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:

• Holland 1611 ducat Fr-249
• 1612 ducat
• Utrecht 1614 ducat Fr-284
• 1617 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1614
• return to coins of Friesland