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* [[Brabant 1631(a) 2 ducaton Dav-4443|1631 double ducaton, Brussels mint]] | * [[Brabant 1631(a) 2 ducaton Dav-4443|1631 double ducaton, Brussels mint]] | ||
* [[Brabant 1631(h) 3 ducaton Dav-4442|1631 triple ducaton, Antwerp mint]] | * [[Brabant 1631(h) 3 ducaton Dav-4442|1631 triple ducaton, Antwerp mint]] | ||
| − | * [[Brabant | + | * [[Artois 1640 patagon Dav-4466]] |
| − | * [[Brabant 1640( | + | * [[Burgundy 1640 patagon Dav-4472|Burgundy 1640 patagon]] |
| + | * [[Tournai 1640 patagon Dav-4470|Tournai 1640 patagon]] | ||
| + | * [[Brabant 1640(h) ducaton Dav-4454|1640 ducaton, Antwerp mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Brabant 1640(a) ducaton Dav-4454|1640 ducaton, Brussels mint]] | ||
* [[Brabant 1640(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-106|1640 ''double souverain d'or'', Brussels mint]] | * [[Brabant 1640(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-106|1640 ''double souverain d'or'', Brussels mint]] | ||
* [[Brabant 1642(h) 2 ducaton Dav-4453|1642 double ducaton, Antwerp mint]] | * [[Brabant 1642(h) 2 ducaton Dav-4453|1642 double ducaton, Antwerp mint]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:54, 27 July 2025
This specimen was lot 30192 in Heritage sale 3107 (Chicago, May 2023), where it sold for $11,400. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Spanish Netherlands. Substantial 1640 4 Ducaton. Brabant. Philip IV 4 Ducaton 1640 AU Details (Mount Removed) NGC, Antwerp mint. A monumental offering from the Spanish Netherlands series and one of only a handful for this entire denomination to come to market in recent decades. Boasting an impressive level of preservation despite its conditional qualifier, that offers commendable visual appeal for the grade designation - a consequence of balanced circulation wear that leaves a uniform expression of struck detail, embellished by traces of residual mint luster and originality. These multiple Ducatons are among the most sought-after silver pieces of this tumultuous era and are commonly witnessed in similar states, a likely result of having been mounted as a confirmation of importance of these substantial issues. NGC has only handled four such examples of this denomination, and based on a quick survey of auction records, is undoubtedly one of the finest currently available to collectors."
Ducatons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and patagons. The type shown here was struck at the Antwerp and Brussels mints 1636-65. A very similar coin was struck for Flanders (Dav-4446) and Tournai (Dav-4450). The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors. This specimen is rare because it is a quadruple piefort.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 129.92 g, 0.944 fine silver, this specimen is 129.81 g.
Catalog reference: KM B75.1 (Rare), Dav-4451, Delm-284c (R3).
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 May 3 - 5 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3107, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
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- 1631 double ducaton, Brussels mint
- 1631 triple ducaton, Antwerp mint
- Artois 1640 patagon Dav-4466
- Burgundy 1640 patagon
- Tournai 1640 patagon
- 1640 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1640 ducaton, Brussels mint
- 1640 double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1642 double ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1648 triple ducaton, Antwerp mint
- Coins and currency dated 1640