Denmark 1627-NS 1/2 speciedaler
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This specimen was lot 4953 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €550 (about US$757 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH Christian IV., 1588-1648. 1/2 Speciedaler 1627, Kopenhagen. Münzmeister Nikolaus Schwabe. R Fast sehr schön. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Denmark, Christian IV, 1588-1648, half speciedaler of 1627, Copenhagen mint. Rare, about very fine.)"
This rare type is listed for 1624, 1627-32, 1632, 1634 and 1646.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.61 g, 0.881 fine silver, 35-36 mm diameter, this specimen 14,25 g.
Catalog reference: KM 100, Hede 59 A.
- 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.* 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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