Denmark 1603 speciedaler Dav-3512
This specimen was lot 1016 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €60,000 (about US$66,492 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Bright Speciedaler Mule Produced with Two Reverse Dies, DENMARK. Speciedaler, MDCIII (1603). Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC MS-61. Engraved by Nicolaus Schwabe. A fascinating and VERY RARE mule striking of two reverse dies and by far the best in private hands. Wonderfully toned and an astounding combination of rarity and beauty."
Other speciedalers for 1603 include KM 18/Dav-A3512 and KM 17/Dav-3511. Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) 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: 29.23 g, 0.888 fine silver, this specimen 27.44 g.
Catalog reference: KM-19; Dav-3512; Hede-51; Sieg-100; Schou-6; Bruun-4648.
- 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, 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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