Denmark 1621 krone Dav-3517

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from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10136
clover mintmark
from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 10141
bird mintmark

The first specimen was lot 10136 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €312 (about US$325). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Krone, 1621. Christian IV. NGC AU Details--Environmental Damage. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The second specimen was lot 10141 in the same sale, where it sold for €900 (about US$938). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Krone, 1621. Christian IV. NGC AU-50. Excellent toning. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex: August K. Krautwald Collection (Private Sale - 1916)." This type was struck 1619-22 with various mintmarks and varieties and was worth 3/4 speciedaler. "· 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: 18.9 g, 0.859 fine silver, the first specimen is 18.10 g.

Catalog reference: the first specimen Dav-3517; KM-59a; Hede-106A; Sieg-84.4; Schou-4; AH-12.6.5. Bruun:5244. the second specimen Dav-3517; KM-59a; Hede-106C; Sieg-84.12; Schou-7; Bruun-5274.

Source:

  • 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 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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