Denmark 1651 2 krone Dav-3566

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1060
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This specimen was lot 1060 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €13,200 (about US$14,628 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Glorious 2 Krone with Stark and Charming Crown Reverse Design, DENMARK. 2 Krone, 1651. Copenhagen Mint; Privy Mark: Poker. Frederik III. NGC AU-58. Mintmaster: Henrik Köhler. Engraver: Hans zum Busch. A splendid example with an impressive luster and a lovely golden toning near the rim. EXCESSIVELY RARE as a 2 Krone with less than ten known examples in both public and private collections combined. This variant presumably unique in private hands. The same die combination was also used to produce the regular Krone."

This rare type accompanied a half krone (KM 179) and single krone (Dav-3567). It was struck using krone dies on a double thick planchet.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 37.81 g, 0.859 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen 37.52 g.

Catalog reference: KM-183; Dav-3566; Hede-85; Sieg-43; Schou-13; Aagaard-1.1 (51-3/51-3); Bruun-6030.

Source:

  • 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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