Denmark 1619 1/2 krone KM-58a

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from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10111
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This specimen was lot 10111 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €504 (about US$525). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 1/2 Krone, 1619. Christian IV. NGC EF-40. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1619-21 with various mintmarks and was worth 3/8 speciedaler. This denomination was also briefly struck in gold (Fr-56). "· R · F · P ·" is not a mintmark but the king's motto, "REGNA FIRMAT PIETAS". 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: 9.45 g, 0.859 fine silver, 33.2 mm diameter. This specimen 9.15 g.

Catalog reference: KM-58a; Hede-107A; Sieg-79.3; Schou-88; Bruun-5091.

Source:

  • 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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