Denmark-Gluckstadt 1629 speciedaler Dav-3668

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Künker Auction 425, lot 2356

This specimen was lot 2356 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,841 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · KÖNIGLICH DÄNISCHER ANTEIL Christian IV., 1588-1648. Speciestaler 1629, Glückstadt. R Kl. Prägeschwäche, winz. Zainende, kl. Kratzer, sehr schön +. Exemplar der E-Auktion Numisbalt 19, Mai 2022, Nr. 129. (Germany, Danish territory, Christian IV, 1588-1648, speciedaler of 1629, Glückstadt mint. Rare, weakly struck, minor clip, hairlines, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1629-30 at the Danish king's mint of Glückstadt in Holstein. 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, this specimen 28,61 g.

Catalog reference: KM 20, Dav-3668; Hede 156; Lange -.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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