Holland 1754 ducat Fr-250

Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 2094

This specimen was lot 2094 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €340 (about US$442 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Provincie, AV dukaat met de ridder, 1754. Vz/ Staande ridder n.r. met zwaard en pijlenbundel. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. (Netherlands, province of Holland, ducat of 1754. Obverse: knight stands right with sword and bundle of arrows; reverse: text in square tablet. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

The type is recorded from Holland 1702-92; each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins. Holland was the largest and wealthiest part of the United Provinces, now the kingdom of the Netherlands.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 3,40 g.

Catalog reference: KM 12.3, Fr-250, Verk. 39, 6; Delm-775.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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