Denmark-Gluckstadt 1641-ST 2 speciedaler Dav-3669

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1041
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This specimen was lot 1041 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €33,600 (about US$37,236 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Pleasingly Detailed Gluckstadt 2 Speciedaler, DENMARK. 2 Speciedaler, 1641. Gluckstadt Mint. Christian IV. NGC AU Details--Reverse Cleaned. Mintmaster: Simon Timpfe (ST). Although the reverse has at some point been cleaned it represents remarkably well in every way with all details being far superior to what is normally encountered and escaping most evidence of circulation. An EXTREMELY RARE type as a Double Speciedaler, and in comparison with the earlier dates from this popular series, Fortuna is rendered with very long and flowing hair."

Gluckstadt, a town on the Elbe downstream of the city of Hamburg, was founded in 1617 by the king of Denmark and later made the capital of the duchy of Holstein, which he ruled. This double speciedaler was struck 1641 only and accompanied a single speciedaler (Dav-3670). 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: 57.5 g, 0.888 fine silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen 58.34 g.

Catalog reference: KM-28; Dav-3669; Hede-164B; Sieg-187.2; Schou-3; Lange-33; Bruun-5638.

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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