Zeeland 1757 silver ducat Dav-1848

Jean Elsen sale 139, lot 1043

This specimen was lot 1043 in Jean Elsen sale 139 (Brussels, December 2018), where it sold for €340 (about US$454 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

" NEDERLAND, ZEELAND, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1757. Vz/ Ridder n.r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Vlek op kz. bijna Prachtig. (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, silver ducat of 1757. Obverse: standing knight with sword, supporting the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Spot on reverse, about Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck throughout the eighteenth century until 1794. The SCWC catalogs this as Dav-4914, which is only correct for the pre-1700 issues.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.25 g, .873 fine silver, .793 troy oz ASW, this specimen 27,88 g.

Catalog reference: Verk., 87, 1; Delm-976, KM 52.4, Dav-1848.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• 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 139, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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