Norway 1683 4 mark Dav-3664
This specimen was lot 5082 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,302 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NORWEGEN, KÖNIGREICH Christian V., 1670-1699. Krone (4 Mark) 1683, Christiania. RR Feine Patina, sehr schön. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Norway, Christian V, 1670-99, krone or four mark of 1683, Christiania mint. Fine patina, very fine.)"
The SCWC lists this one year type as a pattern but it is included in Davenport. The reverse motto, "✿ LABOR ANTEM CORRO BORAT", translates as, "It (the cross) strengthens the one in need."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.672 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen 22,00 g.
Catalog reference: KM Pn28, Ahlström 78 (R); Dav-3664; Thesen 89.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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