Denmark (1696) 1/2 ducat Fr-183
This specimen was lot 2026 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH Christian V., 1670-1699. 1/2 Dukat o. J. (1696), Kopenhagen. Münzmeister Christian Wineke. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldtönung, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Denmark, Christian V, 1670-99, undated half ducat, circa 1696, Copenhagen mint. Extremley rare, attractive example with fine gold patina, about extremely fine.)"
This is listed in the standard references as dated.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 1,73 g.
Catalog reference: KM 441 (with date), Hede 48 (RR) (with date); Fr-183 (with date).
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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