Utrecht 1728 ducat Fr-284
This specimen was lot 6409 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,163.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "LOW COUNTRIES, Republic of the Seven Netherlands (Dutch Republic). Utrecht. 1581-1795. AV Ducat. Utrecht mint; mm: coat-of-arms and rose. Dated 1728. Knight standing facing, holding sword and bundle of arrows; rosette between legs / Legend in five lines within ornate tablet. Slightly water worn. Near EF. From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex 1735 Vliegenthart Wreck." The type is recorded from Utrecht 1702-94; each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins. KM 7.1 covers the hammered issues of 1649-1743 while KM 7.4 covered the milled ducats of 1679-1794.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 21 mm diameter, 3.34 g, 5 hr axis.
Catalog reference: P&W Ut 25; CNM 2.43.45; KM 7.1; Friedberg 284.
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- [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.
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