Zwolle 1664 silver ducat Dav-4921

Jean Elsen sale 123, lot 1336

Zwolle in 1648

This specimen was lot 1336 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €240 (about US$349 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, ZWOLLE, Stad, AR zilveren dukaat, 1664, Mmt. bloem. Droit: Staande ridder naar radié met zwaard en provinciewapen. Revers: Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zeldzaam. Einde muntplaat. bijna Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, city of Zwolle, silver ducat of 1664, mintmark flower. Obverse: standing knight with sword supports the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Scarce, mint clip, about very fine.)"

This type, listed for 1659-69, is not listed as expensive but usually comes in poor condition as most were badly struck. Zwolle is a town in the province of Overijssel.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 28.25 g, .873 fine silver, this specimen 28,22 g.

Catalog reference: Verk., 171, 4; Delm., 995 (R4); CNM 2.52.70, Dav-4921, KM 60.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.

Link to:

• 1659 silver ducat
• Holland 1664 silver ducat
• 1664 double ducaton
• 1664 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1664
• return to coins of Netherlands, Zwolle