Austrian Netherlands 1750(l) ducaton Dav-1281
This specimen was lot 2544 in Sincona sale 26 (Zurich, October 2015), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$247 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Maria Theresia, 1740-1780 Dukaton 1750. Brügge. Sehr schön. (Austrian Netherlands, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, ducaton of 1750, Bruges mint. very fine)"
This type was struck in 1749-54 at Antwerp (Dav-1280) and Bruges during the reign of Maria Theresia. The ducaton denomination was a holdover from Spanish rule in the seventeenth century and was replaced by the kronenthaler minted at Brussels in 1755. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium passed to the king of the Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 33.25 g.
Catalog reference: Delmonte 377. Dav-1281; KM-8.2.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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