Norway 1545 mark
This specimen was lot 1173 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,
"Nicely Toned Mark Struck at Gimsøy, One of Three Known in Private Hands, NORWAY. Mark, 1545. Gimsøy Mint. Christian III. NGC EF Details--Cleaned. Mintmaster: Jørgen Kock, the younger. A few minor flan flaws don't detract from the fact that it is a lovely example, clearly struck and with almost no wear. Extremely rare, with only three are thought to exist in private collections, including another example in the L. E. Bruun collection, which is struck from different dies (Schou 7). The one not in the Bruun collection is holed, further underscoring the beauty of this example, both relative and real. Rich cabinet toning adorns this more than elusive type struck at Gimsøy in the former nunnery, near Skien in Telemark county. The mint was only in use from 1544 to 1546 when the buildings burned down and the silver mine in Gullnes dried out. Ex: H. H. J. Lynge (Copenhagen - 1899) Lot # 299. Ex: Johan Andreas Ferdinand Wolff (Copenhagen - 3/1882) Lot # 321."
This type was struck 1543-46; all dates are rare. One mark was sixteen skilling or one-sixth of a specie daler, which was not struck in Norway until later.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 9.55 g.
Catalog reference: Hede-2; Sieg-3; NMD-5; Schou-6; Bruun-9300.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- 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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