Denmark 1648 1/2 ducat Fr-76

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2020

This specimen was lot 2020 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,127 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH Frederik III., 1648-1670. 1/2 Dukatenklippe 1648, Kopenhagen. Münzmeister Heinrich Köhler. Stempelschneider Hans zum Busch. GOLD. R Sehr schön. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Denmark, Frederick III, 1648-70, klippe half ducat of 1648, Copenhagen mint. Rare, very fine.)"

While flinging largesse to the crowd was a common practice of many monarchs, only in Scandinavia were special coins struck for the purpose.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 1,71 g

Catalog reference: KM 162, Hede 6; Fr-76; Schou 29; Sieg 104.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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