Zeeland 1593 ducat Fr-307

Goldberg sale 67, lot 3734

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3734 in Goldberg sale 67 (Los Angeles, January 2012), where it sold for $420.90. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Netherlands - Zeeland. Ducat, 1593. Knight standing. Reverse: Tablet with legend. Light edge cuts, field scratches and crease mark. Very Fine." Zeeland, along with several other Dutch provinces, issued gold ducats from the sixteenth century until the termination of the United Provinces by Napoleon in the 1790's.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-307.

Source:

• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey, Paul Rynearson and Jason Bradford, Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient & World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2011.

Link to:

• Zeeland (1581-83) 2 ducats Fr-300
• Gelderland 1602 ducat Fr-237
• Zeeland 1648 2 ducats Fr-306
• Coins and currency dated 1593
• return to coins of Netherlands, Zeeland