Denmark-Gluckstadt (16)24 speciedaler Dav-3668

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1034
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This specimen was lot 1034 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €66,000 (about US$73,141 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Majestic Octagonal Klippe, Unique in Weight and Shape, DENMARK. Octagonal Speciedaler Klippe, 1624. Gluckstadt Mint. Christian IV. NGC AU-53. Mintmaster: Albert Dionis. A literally majestic example of this UNIQUE and highly interesting overweight trial struck on an octagonal flan. A warm and delicate cabinet toning enhances the charming design of the king clad in armor and the nude Roman goddess of fortune and personification of luck, Fortuna, standing on a globe and waving a banner.

Only five other trials struck with Taler dies exist of which four are in the National Museum of Denmark. All are individually unique as to weight and shape, so this is a highly singular opportunity to acquire an important numismatic treasure of great beauty and exceptional shape. This piece was one of Johan Guildal's favorite pieces and is one of the very few that was reproduced in the 1920 catalog that documented his expansive collection (p. 211)."

The catalog number Dav-3668 is assigned to a round coin; no Davenport number exists for this klippe. Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) had a long but not particularly successful reign. His war with Sweden and his intervention in the Thirty Years War were costly and brought little gain.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.75 g, 0.888 fine silver, 43.7 mm diameter, this specimen 39.91 g.

Catalog reference: KM-Pn7; cf. Dav-3668; Hede-159F; cf. Sieg-183.1; Schou-13; Bruun-5439.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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