Norway 1662-FG specie daler Dav-3614
This specimen was lot 1208 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €18,000 (about US$19,948 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Alluring Choice Mint State Speciedaler with Handsome Light Tone, NORWAY. Speciedaler, 1662. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC MS-63. Mintmaster; Frederik Grüner (FG). Obverse engraved by Johan Blum. SCARCE and in all ways engaging, this lovely Choice Mint State example displays a rich allotment of details, and good clarity throughout. Light golden color highlights the surfaces, and there are no major marks to speak of. A flan crack is noted at approximately 11 o'clock, though this minor flaw does not affect the beauty and desirability of the piece to any substantial degree. Ex: H. H. J. Lynge Collection (Copenhagen - 1899) Lot # 1277."
Multiple closely related specie dalers were struck in 1662: KM 54/Dav-3607, KM 56/Dav-3611, KM 58/Dav-3615 and KM A57/Dav-3614. This variety was struck 1662-64. It features a heavy set bust of the king with his brow touching the beaded circle.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.78 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 28.73 g.
Catalog reference: KM-A57; Dav-3614; Hede-43; Sieg-48; NMD-98; Schou-30; Aagaard-84.1 (62-3/62-2); Bruun-9892.
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- 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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