Norway 1641 2 specie daler Dav-3532
This specimen was lot 1182 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €33,600 (about US$37,236 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Lustrous and Brilliant 2 Speciedaler, NORWAY. 2 Speciedaler, 1641. Christiania Mint. Christian IV. NGC MS-61. Mintmaster: Anders Pedersen. Of the only five recorded examples, three are privately owned, making this example EXTREMELY RARE. Wonderfully well-preserved with enticing toning, with all the appeal one would expect from a Mint State specimen. Ex: Johan G. Guildal Collection (Private Sale - 1918); later published by the Danish Numismatic Society as item 926 in his collection."
This double specie daler was struck nearly without interruption 1629-48 but all dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 58.46 g, 0.882 fine silver, 42.3 mm diameter, this specimen 58.05 g.
Catalog reference: KM-13; Dav-3532; Hede-7A; Sieg-18.1; NMD-19; Schou-2; Bruun-9407.
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- 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, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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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