Denmark 1699 ducat Fr-170
This specimen was lot 3994 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it sold for $57,500. The catalog description[1] noted, "Denmark. Ducat, 1699. Christian V, 1670-1699. Portrait bust of king right. Leg: CHRIST.V.D.G - DAN.N.V.G.REX. Reverse: Ship in Christiansborg harbor. Leg: CHRISTIANS = BVRG, date below. Very Rare. NGC graded AU-58. One of the most important and difficult coins to attain for ship collectors. An almost never offered type. One of the last coins produced by Christian before his untimely death." A rare one year type accompanied by a double ducat (Fr-169). Wikipedia comments,
"While Denmark's trading posts in India were of little note, it played an important role in the highly lucrative Atlantic slave trade, through its trading outposts in Fort Christiansborg in Osu, Ghana through which 1.5 million slaves were traded. While the Danish colonial empire was sustained by trade with other major powers, and plantations – ultimately a lack of resources led to its stagnation."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 grams, 20.90 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-170; Hede-53; KM-453.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
- 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.
- 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.
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