Denmark 1661-HK speciedaler Dav-3546A
This specimen was lot 4959 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,476 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH Frederik III., 1648-1670. Speciedaler 1661, Kopenhagen. Münzmeister Heinrich Köhler. Stempelschneider Matthias Först. Die Königskrone teilt die Vorderseitenumschrift. RR Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Denmark, Frederick III, 1648-70, speciedaler of 1661, Copenhagen mint; the royal crown interrupts the obverse legend. Very rare, fine patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
Danish crowns of the seventeenth century range from the scarce to the obscenely rare. Either they were melted extensively or the poverty of the king prevented large issues or both. This rare type was struck 1661 only.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29.23 g, 0.875 fine silver, 43-44 mm diameter, this specimen 28,76 g.
Catalog reference: KM 238, Hede 57 B; Dav-3546 A.
- 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.* Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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