Denmark 1675-GK speciedaler Dav-3631
This specimen was lot 1104 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €6,600 (about US$7,314 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Beautiful Mint State Speciedaler with Light Golden Luster, DENMARK. Speciedaler, 1675. Copenhagen Mint. Christian V. NGC MS-61. Mintmaster: Gotfred Krüger. Engraver: Jeremias Hercules. A bright Mint State example, the present offering yields handsome brilliance with a steely gray appearance. Slight color has adhered itself to the surfaces, with light golden hues and more colorful dapples at the peripheries. Minor forms of handling appear in the fields, accounting for the overall grade.
A charming example that is often mistakenly referred to as an "Anointment Taler" on account of its similarity with Hercules' medal, Galster 95, which is actually four years older."
The king also struck an eight mark (Dav-3634) and a speciedaler for Norway (KM 132) in 1675.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.89 g, 0.875 fine silver, 44 mm diameter, this specimen 28.81 g.
Catalog reference: KM-352; Dav-3631; Hede-65; Sieg-62; Schou-4; Bruun-6830.
- 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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