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Coin, 1 ducat

Description

Silver ducat of Kampen, Netherlands, 1659, part of a hoard found in 1969 at Hillhead, Wick, Scotland

Museum reference

H.C9767

Collection

Coins, Medals and Tokens

Object name

Coin, 1 ducat

Production information

Kampen, Netherlands, Western Europe

Date

1659

Materials

Silver

Collection place(s)

Hillhead, Wick, Caithness, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Hillhead, Wick, Hoard, 1969
Kampen, Netherlands, Western Europe

References

BNJ 1972, p 143, no 47

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