Norway 1656-FG 4 specie daler Dav-A3596

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1196
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This specimen was lot 1196 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €264,000 (about US$29,565 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Impressive and Extremely Hefty 4 Speciedaler, The Only Known Example in Private Hands, NORWAY. 4 Speciedaler, 1656. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU-55. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). A truly monumental numismatic treasure, highly detailed, with plenty of luster. Along the rims is lovely toning alive with patches of blue and gold. The small imperfections in the obverse fields are due to the heftiness of the planchet, as can be seen in the additional photo of the edge. Of the six known Quadruple Speciedalers from Frederik III, this is the only one in private hands. Of the remaining five examples, four (1656, 1657, 1658, 1661) are in the National Museum of Denmark, one (1657) is in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg. To be able to enter this piece in one's collection should therefore be nothing less than a dream come through for anyone with the slightest interest in Norwegian numismatics or European multiple Talers.

While the engraver remains unknown, he is presumed to be a Norwegian. This outstanding coin was bought by count Preben Bille-Brahe (1773-1857) in the 1841 estate auction of Christoph Daniel von Kreber's eminent collection of Danish and Norwegian coins and medals. Von Kreber (1755-1840) was a Major General in the Danish army and chamberlain at the court. Quite unusually, v. Kreber didn't begin collecting until he had reached the age of 73, but in only 11 years he managed to create an astounding collection of Danish and Norwegian coins of which the present is an absolute highlight. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Christoph Daniel v. Kreber (Copenhagen - 7/1841) Lot # 1899."

This type was struck 1656 only. Half (KM 47), single, double (Dav-3596) and triple specie dalers were also struck in 1656.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 115.1 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 115.10 g.

Catalog reference: KM-A50; Dav-A3596; Hede-24; Sieg-32; NMD-12; Schou-2; Aagaard-47.1; Bruun-9711.

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.
  • 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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