Denmark 1608 2 goldgulden Fr-36

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1020

This specimen was lot 1020 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €31,200 (about US$34,576 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"One of Two Known -- The Other Held by the National Museum of Denmark, DENMARK. 2 Goldgulden (2 Ungersk Gylden), 1608. Christian IV. NGC AU Details--Tooled. Mintmaster: Nicolaus Schwabe. One of only two known examples, the other being in the National Museum of Denmark. The wonderful design and the rarity (UNIQUE in private hands), eclipses the tooled surfaces noted by NGC. Details are generally sharp, with limited actual circulation and a generally pleasing eye appeal."

This one year type was accompanied by a single goldgulden (Fr-33) and a gold sovereign (Fr-35). Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) had a long but not particularly successful reign. His war with Sweden and his intervention in the Thirty Years War were costly and brought little gain.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.972 fine gold, this specimen 6.94 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-36; KM-46; Hede-18; Sieg-141; Schou-2; Bruun-4746.

Source:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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.
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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