Norway 1685-PG 4 mark Dav-3663
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This specimen was lot 11110 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,251). The catalog description[1] noted, "NORWAY. Krone, 1685-PG. Christiania mint. Christian V. NGC VF-35. Better date. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1681-95. While it is not particularly common, it is often collected in lieu of the much rarer specie dalers. One specie daler was six mark or 96 skilling.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.672 fine silver, 39.4 mm diameter, this specimen 22.07 g.
Catalog reference: KM-148; Dav-3663; H-55; Sieg-38; NMD-91; Schou-9; Bruun-10273.
- 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 and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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