Denmark 1623 12 skilling
This specimen was lot 68 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €100 (about US$142 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Denmark - 12 Skilling 1623, Silver, CHRISTIAN IV 1588-1648 Crowned monogram over value. Rev. Crowned coat of arms. Very fine." This type was struck 1623-24. The oval shape suggests that roller dies were used. Throughout the sixteenth century, one speciedaler was 96 skilling; at some point in the 1620's, it was raised to 144 skilling. Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) had a long but not particularly successful reign. Denmark lost the Torstenson War and had to cede Jämtland, Härjedalen, Idre, Särna, the Baltic Sea islands of Gotland and Ösel, and the province of Halland.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.02 g, 0.888 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 2.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 85, Sieg 61.
- 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]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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