Zeeland 1706 silver ducat Dav-1848

Jean Elsen sale 105, lot 837

This specimen is lot 837 in Jean Elsen sale 105 (Brussels, June 2010), where it sold for €150. The catalog description noted,

"NEDERLAND, ZEELAND, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1706, Droit: Staande ridder nue radié met zwaard en provinciewapen aan strik. Revers: Gekroond Generaliteitswapen tussen jaartal. bijna Prachtig" (Netherlands, Province of Zeeland, 1748 silver ducat, piefort of double thickness. Obverse: standing knight holding shield with arms of the province. Reverse: arms of the United Provinces divides the date. about extremely fine).

This type was struck for Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands, 1672-1794. It is priced fairly low in the SCWC but is seldom seen at American coin shows.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.25 g, .873 fine silver, .792 troy oz ASW; this specimen is 27.26 g.

Catalog reference: Verk., 86, 1; Delm., 976, Davenport 1848, KM 52.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.

Link to:

• Zeeland 1698 silver ducat Dav-4914
• Gelderland 1707 silver ducat Dav-1837
• 1748 2 silver ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1706
• return to coins of Netherlands, Zeeland.