Norway 1649 1/4 specie daler
This specimen was lot 5077 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €4,400 (about US$6,053 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NORWEGEN, KÖNIGREICH Frederik III., 1648-1670. 1/4 Speciedaler 1649, Christiania. RR Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Norway, Frederick III, 1648-70, quarter specie daler of 1649, Christiania mint. Very rare, handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This very rare type was struck 1649-51. It is not mentioned in Numista.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.18 g, 0.882 fine silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 7,07 g.
Catalog reference: KM 35, Ahlström 126 (R); Thesen 132 (R).
- 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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