Denmark 1686-GS 2 mark
The first specimen was lot 10285 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €264 (about US$275). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Mark, 1686-GS. Copenhagen Mint. Christian V. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The second specimen was lot 92 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Denmark - 2 Mark 1686, Silver, CHRISTIAN V 1670-1699 Crowned monogram. Rev. Crowned coat of arms. Small silver test [mark] at right side of monogram. Very fine +." This type was struck 1686 only. Christian V was king of Denmark and duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Two mark was half a krone or one-third speciedaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.13 g, 0.671 fine silver, 32 mm diameter, the first specimen 10.88 g, the second specimen 11.09 g.
Catalog reference: KM-385; Hede-83; Sieg-18; Schou-17; Bruun-7015.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
- [2]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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