Norway 1736-C 4 mark Dav-1296
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This specimen was lot 5089 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$8,254 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NORWEGEN, KÖNIGREICH Christian VI., 1730-1746. Krone (4 Mark) 1736, Kongsberg. RR Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Norway, Christian VI, 1730-46, krone of four mark of 1736, Kongsberg mint. Very rare, fine patina, about extremely fine.)"
This one year type is rare. The krone was two-thirds of a specie daler.
Recorded mintage: 6,000.
Specification: 22.27 g, 0.672 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, this specimen 22,35 g.
Catalog reference: KM 233, Ahlström 1; Dav-1296; Thesen 3.
- Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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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