Denmark 1699 krone Dav-A1287
This specimen was lot 10312 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €1,920 (about US$2,001). The catalog description[1] noted, "DENMARK. Krone, 1699. Copenhagen Mint. NGC AU-58. Lovely example of this exquisite Crown. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex: Johan G. Guildal Collection (Private Sale-1918)." The SCWC notes two different kroner for 1699: KM 428.1/Dav-3648 (1693-99, Christian IV, crown reverse) and KM 448/Dav-1287A (1699-1702, Frederick IV, three shields reverse). Both are very scarce. One krone was four mark or two-thirds speciedaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.94 g, 0.833 fine silver, 36.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-A1287; KM-448; Hede-36; Sieg-17; Schou-9; Bruun-7298.
- 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, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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.
Links to:
- 1696-♥ krone (4 mark)
- Denmark-Gluckstadt 1696-CW krone Dav-3680
- (1696) ducat
- 1696 double ducat
- 1699 triple krone (12 mark), on the death of king Christian V
- (1699-1730) half ducat, Frederik IV
- 1699 ducat, Ft. Christiansborg
- (1699) ducat, city view
- 1699 double ducat, Ft. Christiansborg
- (1699) double ducat, on the death of king Christian V
- 1700-♥ krone, Frederik IV
- 1700 ducat, Frederik IV
- Coins and currency dated 1699