Friesland 1588 ducat Fr-223

Sincona sale 23, lot 2925

This specimen was lot 2925 in Sincona sale 23 (Zurich, May 2015), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$534 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NIEDERLANDE, Friesland, Provinz, Dukat 1588. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Netherlands, province of Friesland, ducat of 1588, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Altho this ducat is noted for 1588-1616, 1619-20, 1626, 1629-40, 1643-57, 1663, 1666-68, 1676 and 1693, it earns a premium as Friesland was a less prolific issuer of coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: Delmonte 1013. Fr-223.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
• 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.
• 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.

Link to:

• Westfriesland 1591 ducat Fr-291
• 1610 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1588
• return to coins of Friesland