Flanders 1656 ducaton Dav-4457

Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1055

This specimen was lot 1055 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €240 (about US$308 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips IV (1621-1665), AR dukaton, 1656, Brugge. Tweede type. Vz/ Geharnarst bb. r. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild gesteund door twee leeuwen. Onderaan het juweel van het Gulden Vlies. Zeldzaam. Deuken op vz. Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver ducaton of 1656, Bruges mint, secnd type. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions; below, the jewels of the Golden Fleece. Scarce, obverse nick, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck in Bruges 1636-44, 1648-65.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date.

Specification: 32.48 g, 0.944 fine silver, this specimen is 32,29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 34, Dav-4457, G.H. 327-6b; Delm. 286; V.H. 642.

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.
• van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

Link to:

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