Lot 770
Netherlands -- Utrecht. Double Ducaton, 1772. Dav-1831; Delm-1031A. 65.30 grams. Knight riding right, crowned arms below. Reverse: Crowned crest supported by lions. Refined, later style dies. Very rare. A deep impression with high rims and an extraordinary rider, luster and pleasing golden gray iridescence outlining the devices. NGC graded MS-63.
Utrecht was originally a Roman fortification on the upper Rhine, called Traiectum in Latin, which accounts for the prefix "Trai" on all the Utrecht coins. Later, the name of the fortress became "Utra Traiectum" -- literally, on the far side of the ford. This was shortened to "Utrecht."
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection; Ex- J. Schulman auction 242, June 1966, lot 247.
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