Norway 1664-FG specie daler Dav-3618

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1212
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This specimen was lot 1212 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €111,000 (about US$123,010 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Brilliant and Handsomely Toned Speciedaler with Bright Color, NORWAY. Speciedaler, 1664. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC MS-62. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). Obverse engraved by Jeremias Hercules. EXTREMELY RARE and thus most desirable, this alluring Speciedaler delivers a rich ambiance of lustrous beauty, with shimmering details throughout and crisp well-formed details. Light tone is spread across the surface, with handsome rainbow color seen most vividly as the boundaries are approached. A touch of friction consistent for the grade is seen, though in the scope of the overall beauty of the piece, this amounts to a trifling nothingness.

The two angels holding a crown above the king is a symbol of the sovereign monarch being chosen by the grace of God, and Jeremias Hercules' obverse is generally considered a pinnacle in Norwegian numismatic Baroque portraiture. Hercules was appointed to a position at the Danish Mint in 1653, likely coming from Hamburg. He was dismissed from his position in 1655, though he returned in August 1664, and this Speciedaler likely represents one of the first projects he worked on upon his return. He continued as an engraver at the mint until his death in 1689, at which time Christian V allocated 20 Riksdalers for his funeral."

Single specie dalers struck in 1664 include KM 67/Dav-3617 (crowned bust), KM 70/Dav-3618 (shown here) and KM A57/Dav-3614. Double and triple specie dalers also exist for 1664.

Recorded mintage: 23,000, all varieties.

Specification: 28.78 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 28.73 g.

Catalog reference: KM-70; Dav-3618; Hede-52A; Sieg-55.1; NMD-104; Schou-34; Aagaard-94.1; Bruun-9940.

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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