Denmark 1634-PG speciedaler Dav-3524
This specimen was lot 1040 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €4,800 (about US$5,319 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Richly Toned and Brilliant Speciedaler, DENMARK. Speciedaler, 1634. Copenhagen Mint; Privy Mark: Clover. Christian IV. NGC AU-50. Mintmaster: Peter Grüner (PG). An attractive and only modestly circulated Speciedaler, this appealing example delivers rich brilliance, with evidence of circulation being seen on the highest design elements. Charming and colorful toning is present across the surfaces, being most forceful at the peripheries and in the tucked in areas of the design." This type was struck 1624-34 along with a half speciedaler and a double speciedaler (Dav-3523). 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, 0.888 fine silver, this specimen 28.81 g.
Catalog reference: KM-101; Dav-3524; Hede-55C; Sieg-107.3; Schou-4; Bruun-5628.
- 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, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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