Utrecht 1671 silver ducat Dav-4902
This specimen was lot 2032 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €110 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1671. Vz/ Staande ridder n.r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Einde muntplaat. Gereinigd. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, silver ducat of 1671. Obverse: standing knight with sword supports the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Tight planchet, cleaned, Very Fine.)"
Silver ducats were struck in Utrecht and other Dutch provinces until 1794 and are the most common large Dutch silver coin. Simultaneous with the silver ducat (48 stuivers) was the "prince" daalder (40 stuivers), Lion daalder (48 stuivers), the three gulden (60 stuivers) and the ducaton (silver rider, Dav-4937). The catalog does not explain why so many different large silver coins were felt to be necessary. This subtype with inner circles is listed for 1659-64, 1668-74.
Recorded mintage: 353,865 for 1659-74.
Specification: 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 27,32 g.
Catalog reference: KM 48.1, Dav-4902, Verk. 105, 1; Delm-979.
- 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.
- 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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