Lot 8340

AR Ducaton or Rider, Utrecht 1758, with anonymous shield-like c/m with a lily-cross attributed to the sultanate of Sumanep on the isle of Madura to the east of Java - (cf. ZENO 26585; KM 92.1; v/d Wis E 55) - 32.57 gram - Host coin XF, c/m VF - In the 18th and first part of the 19th century, various coins have been countermarked by the Sultanate of Sumenep. The present c/m is found on large silver pieces, like Ducatons, Maria-Theresia-talers and milled Spanish Eight-real pieces and mainly found on coins dated from the second half of the 18th century (ex collection Vinkenborg)