Lot 776
Netherlands -- West Friesland. Silver Ducat, 1676. Dav-4910; Delmonte-972 (variety with plain edge). Enkhuisen. Standing knight, holding shield by ribbon. Reverse: Crowned crest. Struck at the private mint of Dirk Bosch with specially engraved dies by Ch. Adolphi. Lustrous and exceptional for type. Very rare. NGC graded AU-58.
Westfriesland is actually part of the Dutch province of Friesland, or Frisia, which has its own independent language that is very close to English. Friesland was called Westfriesland, to distinguish it from the German Eastfriesland (Ostfriesland).
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection.
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