Norway 1656-FG 1/2 specie daler

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1198
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This specimen was lot 1198 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Extremely Rare and Well Preserved 1/2 Speciedaler, NORWAY. 1/2 Speciedaler, 1656. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU-58. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). Obverse engraved by Jeremias Hercules. An impeccable example of one of Frederik III's always highly sought after and VERY RARE 1/2 Speciedalers adorned by speckles of blue and orange toning. Ex: H. H. J. Lynge Collection (Copenhagen - 1899) Lot # 1158. Ex: Alfred Benzon Collection (Copenhagen - 5/1887) Lot # 1080."

This type was struck 1653-58. Single, double (Dav-3596), triple and quadruple specie dalers (Dav-A3596) were also struck in 1656.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.39 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 14.26 g.

Catalog reference: KM-47; Hede-20A; Sieg-17; NMD-124; Schou-16: Aagaard-46.5; Bruun-9717.

Source:

  • 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, 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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