Norway 1643 1/2 specie daler
This specimen was lot 5075 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,006 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NORWEGEN, KÖNIGREICH Christian IV., 1588-1648. 1/2 Speciedaler 1643, Christiania. 14,48 g Gekröntes und geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegter Feldbinde//Gekrönter Löwe l. mit gebogener Hellebarde, zu den Seiten 16 - 43. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, winz. Prägeschwäche, sehr schön. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Norway, Christian IV, 1588-1648, half speciedaler of 1643, Christiania mint. Obverse: crowned, armored and sashed bust right; reverse: crowned lion left, supporting a curved halberd, dividing the date. Extremely rare, handsome patina, slightly weakly struck, very fine.)"
Despite a steady issue for 1629-48, this type is rare. The photo in the SCWC shows a Tuscan ruspone of 1791.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.62 g, 0.882 fine silver, 33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 11, Ahlström 66 B (XR); Thesen 66 B (RRR).
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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