Kampen 1652 ducat Fr-161

Sincona sale 9, lot 4793

This specimen was lot 4763 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 360 CHF (about US$455 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE Kampen Dukat 1652. Vorzüglich-sehr schön. (Kampen, ducat of 1652, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This specimen was catalogued as a ducat but the reported weight strongly suggests that it was a double ducat (KM 50). The SCWC does not list this date in a double ducat but Friedberg does. Absent a personal inspection, it must remain a mystery. Single ducats are mentioned for 1648-60. The coin was struck in the name of emperor Frederick III, who died in 1493.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .112 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6,96 g.

Catalog reference: Delm. 1117, Fr-161, KM 44.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

Link to:

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• Coins and currency dated 1652
• return to coins of Netherlands, Kampen