Norway 1660-FG 1/2 specie daler

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1205

This specimen was lot 1205 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €45,600 (about US$50,534 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Appealing About Uncirculated 1/2 Speciedaler with Bright Luster, NORWAY. 1/2 Speciedaler, 1660. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU-55. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). Obverse engraved by Johan Blum. EXTREMELY RARE with probably no more than three or four in private collections, this Half Speciedaler displays a wholesome steely brilliance with some deepening of the tone around the legends. The surface display on light handling and the wear is limited to the high elements of the design. A splendid example that is certainly worthy of all the praise that can be heaped upon it. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (Copenhage - 5/1869) Lot # 881"

This rare type was struck 1659-60 along with a triple, double, single and eighth specie daler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.39 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 14.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM-53; Hede-37; Sieg-18; NMD-128; Schou-21; Aagaard-71.2; Bruun-9832.

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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