MALAY ARCHIPELAGO, Colonial. Netherlands East Indies. Dutch East India Company. 1602-1799. AR Ducatoon (44mm, 32.67 g, 12h). Dordrecht mint in Holland. Dated 1739. Knight on horseback right, holding sword and reins; crowned coat-of-arms below / Crowned coat-of-arms with crowned leonine supporters; below, VOC monogram within ornate frame. Edge: reeded. Scholten 28b; Delmonte, Argent 1061; Davenport 417; KM 71. Richly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6898643-003, graded MS 64. Top Pop. A superb example with exceptional eye appeal.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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