Denmark-Gluckstadt 1659-IS krone Dav-3675
The first specimen was lot 10229 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €288 (about US$300). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Krone, 1659-IS. Gluckstadt Mint. Frederik III. NGC EF-45. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The second specimen was lot 82 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €160 (about US$226 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "Denmark - 4 Mark / Krone 1659, Silver, FREDERIK III 1648-1670, GLUCKSTADT Crowned monogram. Rev. Crowned coat of arms. Very fine." This four mark piece was struck 1659-60 in two styles: Dav-3674, with the date in the field, and Dav-3675, shown here with the date in the legend. Confusingly, Dav-3574 is assigned to the kroner struck in Copenhagen at the same time. The initials IS stood for Jacob Schwiegelt, mint master in Glückstadt, Schleswig-Holstein, 1644-1660. In the SCWC, the initials are listed as IW.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.671 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, the first specimen 21.83 g, the second specimen 22.16 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-3675; KM-B43; Hede-153A; Sieg-153.1; Schou-48; Bruun-6303.
- 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 and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
- [2]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
Links to:
- 1658-IS søsling Lybsk
- 1658-IS 1/16 speciedaler
- Denmark 1658 2 mark
- Denmark 1658 krone (4 mark)
- Denmark 1659 2 mark
- 1659-IS søsling Lybsk
- 1659-IS 1/16 speciedaler
- Denmark 1659 krone, shield reverse
- Denmark 1659 krone, sword smiting hand, "*IIII*MARCK*DANSKE*"
- Denmark 1659 krone, sword smiting hand, "DOMINVS PROVIDEBIT"
- Denmark 1659 half ducat
- Denmark 1659 triple ducat
- Denmark 1659 10 ducats (portugaloser)
- 1660-IS søsling Lybsk
- Denmark 1660 krone (4 mark)
- Denmark-Gluckstadt 1660-IS krone Dav-3675
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