Netherlands, Spanish, Brabant, Philip IV (1621-65), AR Ducaton, 1639, mintmark hand, Anvers/Antwerpen, bust right, rev. crowned shield supported by lions, 32.00g (KM 72.1; Dav. 4454), wreck find, cleaned, some horn silver, particularly on reverse, fine.
Provenance:
Recovered from the Dutch East Indiaman "Meresteijn", which ran aground off the coast of South Africa in 1702.
Certificate from the finders included
Estimate: £40 - £50