Denmark 1694 ducat Fr-161

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1117

This specimen was lot 1117 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €43,200 (about US$47,874 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Stunning Superb Gem Prooflike Ducat, DENMARK. Ducat, 1694. Copenhagen Mint. Christian V. NGC MS-66 Prooflike. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke. Engraver: Anton Meybusch. Brightly lustered and sharply distinctive in its cameo appeal, this Ducat glows with an almost entrancing eye appeal. The details are well formed and expressive, and the watery fields are rich with sharp reflectivity. Signs of marks or handling are very limited, and scarcely worth a mention. A Prooflike example that presents incredibly nicely, and one that is doubtlessly worth a strong bid. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)."

Gold coins for 1694 include a half ducat (KM 437/Fr-162), ducat (KM 438/Fr-144 and KM 433/Fr-161, shown here) and a double ducat (KM 434/F-160). This type was also struck in 1696. The "·P·&·I·" on the reverse is not a mintmark but the king's motto, "PIETATE ET IVSTITIA".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 3.50 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-161; KM-433; Hede-41; Sieg-68; Schou-6; Kold-138c; Bruun-7163.

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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