Denmark (1611)-IH 2 speciedaler Dav-LS533

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1053
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This specimen was lot 1053 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €8,400 (about US$9,309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Handsomely Toned 2 Speciedaler with Only Light Circulation, DENMARK. 2 Speciedaler, ND (ca. 1611)-IH. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC AU-55. Mintmaster: Nicolaus Schwabe. Engraver: Isaac Henniges (IH). A luminous rainbow toning along the rim enhances the nicely struck details and makes this example positively awe-inspiring.

On this stunning presentation piece the king is clad in armor and carries a marshal's baton as a symbol of his role as the supreme commander in the successful Kalmar War against Sweden. These so-called "breddalere" ("Broad Talers") became so popular that early casts were made to supply the demand for instance to be used in the lid of tankards. This imposing multiple-Taler was formerly in the collection of the entomologist Jørgen Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835-1911). Following his relocation to Rome, where he became acquainted with Henrik Ibsen, he became a successful novelist and poet. In numismatic circles he is, however, most famous for having written a work on Danish medals which is still used as a reference today."

This coin is nicknamed the breddaler (broad thaler). Varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 58.46 g, 0.888 fine silver, 51.3 mm diameter, this specimen 58.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM-148; Dav-LS533 or Dav-3538B; Hede-64B; Sieg-119.3; Schou-24; Bruun-5849.

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.
  • Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
  • 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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