Utrecht 1776 2 ducaton Dav-1831

Heritage sale 3106, lot 34069

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 34069 in Heritage sale 3106 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Netherlands: Utrecht. Provincial silver Double Ducaton (2 Silver Rider) 1776 AU55 NGC. A desirable representative of this weighty type, fit with appreciable devices that face up particularly fine on the obverse. Whispers of periwinkle and lemon tone rest gently in the fields, along with underlying mint bloom." Single ducatons were struck in this style 1739-94. Double ducatons aren't listed in the SCWC but are well attested for many dates.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 65.56 g, 0.941 fine silver; this specimen 65.12 g.

Catalog reference: KM Unlisted, Dav-1831, Delm-1031a, PW-Ut59.2.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 17 - 18 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3106, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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