Gold coin of old Europe (5)

I believe the answer is:

ducat

(Other definitions for ducat that I've seen before include "Historical coin" , "Former Eur. gold coin" , "ready no longer" , "Former Italian gold coin" , "Old gold coin in e.g. Venice" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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