Livonian Order. Gotthard Kettler, 1559-1561.
2 1/2 Ducats n. d., mint probably Riga.
Extremely rare.
Almost extremely fine.
Elizabeth I, 1558-1603.
Sovereign n. d., (1584-1586), London.
Very rare.
Slightly bent, almost extremely fine.
Mustafa III, 1757-1774.
2 Zeri Mahbub 1757/1758 (= 1171 AH), Misr (Kairo)
Ziynet pattern.
Very rare.
Holed, almost extremely fine.
Carlos III, 1759-1788.
8 Escudos 1764, NR-JV,
Santa Fe de Nuevo Reino (Bogota).
NGC AU58.
Rare. Extremely fine.
Bankportugalöser in the weight of 10 Ducats 1689,
by J. Reteke, on the major European banking cities of
Amsterdam, Hamburg, Nuremberg, and Venice.
NGC MS63 PL. Very rare.
Extremely fine-uncirculated.
Penny 1919.
Copper-nickel pattern of the “Kookaburra Penny”
by C. D. Richardson for Stokes & Sons. Extremely rare.
PCGS SP 61.
Tiny edge faults, extremely fine.
Vereenigde Amsterdamsche Compagnie.
1/2 Daalder in the weight of 4 Reales 1601, Dordrecht.
Extremely rare. Fine patina,
very fine-extremely fine.
5 Gulden type 1846.
Highest rarity (RRRR).
PMG Choice Very Fine 35.
1000 Gulden type 1860.
Highest rarity (RRRR).
PMG Extremely Fine 40.
Pinholes. Pressed.
Leonhard von Keutschach, 1495-1519.
3 Ducats 1513. Extremely rare.
Attractive piece with nice golden toning, min. bent,
extremely fine.
Frédérique Duyrat Joins Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum announced the appointment of Dr Frédérique Duyrat as Director of Collections and Keeper of the Heberden Coin Room, effective 1 September 2023.
Dr Frédérique Duyrat will be leaving her current position in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris and move to the Heberden Coin Room at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
Dr Duyrat is a respected scholar and museums professional with a background in research, curation and collections management and a specialist in the history and numismatics of the classical and Hellenistic Near East. She is currently General Curator of Libraries and Director of the Department of Coins, Medals and Antiques at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France where she has been responsible for the management and research of one of the world’s largest collections of numismatic and archaeological materials.
Dr Duyrat holds a doctorate in history from University of Paris IV-Sorbonne and is a member of the Archaeology doctoral school of the University of Paris I-Panthéon.
As Director of Collections and Keeper of the Heberden Coin Room, Dr Duyrat will be responsible for leading curatorial and collections strategy and providing line management for Keepers of all curatorial departments, the Head of Conservation and Head of Digital Collections.
Dr Duyrat said “I am absolutely delighted to be joining the Ashmolean Museum. I look forward to working with museum colleagues and with the museum’s incredible collections to help further the Ashmolean’s mission to preserve, enhance and share its collections and knowledge to promote research, learning and enjoyment.”
