Denmark 1554 mark
This specimen was lot 10140 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €2,684 (about US$3,094). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Mark, 1554. Copenhagen Mint. Christian III. NGC EF-45. A captivating and scarce coin with an agreeable, strong center-strike and pleasing cabinet toning of yellow and purple hues. The reverse is especially beautiful. From the L.E. Bruun Collection. Ex: H. H. J. Lynge Collection (Copenhagen - 1899) Lot # 324." The mark was one-third of a gulden. This style was struck 1544-48 and 1554-55.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.74 g, 0.843 fine silver, 31 mm diameter, this specimen 9.38 g.
Catalog reference: Hede-3B; Sieg-37.2; Schou-3; Bruun-4338.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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