Utrecht 1674 ducat Fr-284

from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 3243

This specimen was lot 3243 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Utrecht. Ducat, 1674. NGC MS-63. First year of two year type with a paschal lamb between the knight's legs. A wonderful example with full relief and detail. Creamy lustrous surfaces throughout free of any wear or contact marks. The finest certified example. A RARELY offered type in an exquisite state of preservation. Ex: Stack's Sale of the Clifford T. Weihman Collection of Gold Coins of the World. October 18-20, 1951, Lot #469." This type was struck in Utrecht steadily from 1587 to 1700 without any significant design change.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-284; KM-7; Delm-963.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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