Denmark 1631-PG speciedaler Dav-3524
This specimen was lot 10175 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €2,040 (about US$2,126). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Speciedaler, 1631-PG. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC AU Details--Obverse Tooled. Scarce date. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex: H. H. J. Lynge Collection (Copenhagen-1899) Lot # 779. Ex: C. F. Benzon Collection (Copenhagen-1885/1888) Lot # 665." Throughout the sixteenth century, one speciedaler was 96 skilling; at some point in the 1620's, it was raised to 144 skilling and then back to 96 skilling. When the dust had settled, the speciedaler, formerly four marks or 1⅓ krone, was now six marks or 1½ krone. This type was struck 1624-34 along with a double speciedaler (Dav-3523). Christian IV (r. 1588-1648), king of Denmark and duke of Schleswig-Holstein, 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: 29.23 g, 0.875 fine silver, 43.8 mm diameter, this specimen 28.48 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-3524; KM-101; Hede-55C; Sieg-107.3; Schou-2; Bruun-5610.
- 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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