Denmark (1604) sosling
This specimen was lot 10186 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €168 (about US$175). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Søsling, ND. (1604). Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC EF-40. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex: Johan G. Guildal Collection (Private Sale-1918)." This undated type is basically copper with a tincture of silver. It was probably worth 1/128 speciedaler. A variant exists (KM 22.2) with a circle of pearls around the arms. The søsling of 1624 was pure copper. Christian IV (r. 1588-1648), king of Denmark and duke of Schleswig-Holstein, had a long but only moderately successful reign. His war with Sweden and his intervention in the Thirty Years War were costly and brought little gain.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.01 g, 0.125 fine silver, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-22.1; Hede-81; Sieg-12.1; Schou-96; Bruun-5857.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
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