Denmark 1619 speciedaler Dav-3514

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4949

This specimen was lot 4949 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,476 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH Christian IV., 1588-1648. Speciedaler 1619, Kopenhagen. Münzmeister Nicolaus Schwabe. RR Leichte Belagreste, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Denmark, Christian IV, 1588-1648, speciedaler of 169, Copenhagen mint. Very rare, some stains, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1609-10, 1618-20 along with a silver double krone (Dav-3516). The Copenhagen mint used a trefoil (☘) mintmark in this period. 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: 29.23 g, 0.875 fine silver, 38-39 mm diameter, this specimen 28,20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 44, Dav-3514; Hede 53 C.

Sources:

  • 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.* Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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