Denmark 1606 8 skilling KM-32
This specimen was lot 10084 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €1,140 (about US$1,188). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 8 Skilling, 1606. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC EF-45. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1606-09 and was worth one twelfth speciedaler. Undated versions exist. Another mark struck in 1606 (KM 31) featured the royal arms on the obverse. 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: 2.92 g, 0.888 fine silver, 25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-32; Hede-93A; Sieg-54.1; Schou-8; Bruun-4709.
- 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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