Denmark 1661-HK 2 speciedaler Dav-3545A

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1075
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This specimen was lot 1075 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,

"Lightly Handled and Rainbow Toned Example, DENMARK. 2 Speciedaler, 1661. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik III. NGC EF-45. Mintmaster: Henrik Köhler (HK). Engraver: Matthias Först. EXCESSIVELY RARE with only a handful known in private hands. A deep iridescent toning encircling the handsome portrait makes this a most attractive piece."

The king issued double speciedalers in 1661 in two styles; Dav-3545, with an interrupted obverse legend, and Dav-3545A, a with a continuous obverse legend. The latter is shown here. It accompanied a very similar single speciedaler (Dav-3546).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 57.55 g, 0.875 fine silver, 44.4 mm diameter, this specimen 56.98 g.

Catalog reference: KM-239; Dav-3545A; Hede-58A; Sieg-76.1; Schou-9; Aagaard-86.3; Bruun-6368.

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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