LOW COUNTRIES, Spanish Netherlands. Filips IV. 1621-1665. AR Dukaton (42.5mm, 29.83 g, 9h). Antwerp in Brabant mint; mm: hand. Dated 1659. Near Fine.

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LOW COUNTRIES, Spanish Netherlands. Filips IV. 1621-1665. AR Dukaton (42.5mm, 29.83 g, 9h). Antwerp in Brabant mint; mm: hand. Dated 1659. Armored and draped bust right, wearing ruff / Crowned coat-of-arms within leonine supporters; vuurijzer below. Vanhoudt 642.AN; G&H 327-1b; Delmonte, Argent 284; Davenport 4454; KM 72.1. Sea salvaged. Near Fine.

From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Jeremy Katz. Reportedly ex 1743 Hollandia wreck.

The disastrous wreck of the VOC ship Hollandia in 1743 off the British isles of Scilly was largely forgotten until an expedition was mounted in the early 1970s to search for the treasure of over 35,000 silver coins. During that time, a substantial portion of the treasure was recovered along with other artifacts from the wreck that claimed the lives of the entire ship’s company of three hundred and six. The treasure was largely composed of Mexican-minted Spanish 8 Reales. But it also included a minority of other issues including Dukatons of the Spanish Netherlands such as this example. While impossible to say definitively without additional evidence, this piece features sea salvaged wear consistent with specimens from the famous wreck and reportedly came from the large famous treasure.

Closing Date and Time: 16 August 2023 at 13:38:00 ET.

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