Denmark 1661 ducat Fr-101

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1074
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This specimen was lot 1074 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,

"Bright and Nicely Struck Ducat with Vibrant Tone, DENMARK. Ducat, 1661. Copenhagen Mint; Privy Mark: Poker. Frederik III. NGC MS-62. Mintmaster: Henrik Köhler. Engravers: Matthias Först / Johan Blum. RARE, especially in this exquisite condition where the lustrous fields really make the semi-matte portrait stand out. Ex: Johan G. Guildal Collection (Private Sale - 1918); later published by the Danish Numismatic Society as item 1425 in his collection."

This type was struck 1660-62 and undated. Friedberg lumps this issue with the ducats of 1653 and 1657 but this type has the date on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.52 g, 0.979 fine gold, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-101; KM-236; Hede-16A; Sieg-116.1; Schou-3; Aagaard-24.6; Bruun-6365.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • 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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