Norway 1664-FG 2 specie daler Dav-3613

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1210
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This specimen was lot 1210 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €66,000 (about US$73,141 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Handsome Mint State 2 Speciedaler with Light Orange Toning, NORWAY. 2 Speciedaler, 1664. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC MS-61. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). Obverse engraved by Johan Blum. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE, and likely the best of only a handful in private collections, this stunning and weighty issue delivers a soft brilliance that rises from the surfaces. The fine engraving is well-laid on the flan, with an edifying clarity and very little left wanting in terms of details. Only a few instances of contact are seen, with no major faults capturing the eye. A specimen that is rich with a gravitational magnetism, and as such all collectors such feel a tug of excitement when this tremendous example crosses the auction block."

This double specie daler was struck in 1664 along with another double specie daler (KM 52/Dav-3613). On the one shown here, the king appears to be wearing a napkin around his neck; on the other, the king wears a sash over his armor. Single and triple specie dalers also exist for 1664.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 57.55 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 57.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM-57; Dav-3613; Hede-44; Sieg-49; NMD-58; Schou-17; Aagaard-92.3; Bruun-9935.

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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