Norway 1645 16 skilling
This specimen was lot 11015 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €780 (about US$813). The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. Mark, 1645. Christiania mint. Christian IV. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. A marvellous example of this popular type. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1644-47 and is scarce. It was worth one sixth of a specie daler. The motto, "·IUSTUS· יהוה ·IUDEX·", translates as "God is a righteous judge". Numista comments that these were lowered in value to 14 skilling by a proclamation of March 1648.
Recorded mintage: 48,000.
Specification: 5.57 g, 0.593 fine silver, this specimen 5.31 g.
Catalog reference: KM-27; H-20; Sieg-6; NMD-118; Schou-62; Bruun-9525.
- 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.
- 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.
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