Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1705-BH schilling
This specimen was lot 961 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-GOTTORP: Karl Friedrich, 1702-1739, AR schilling, 1705, initials BH, rare date, Choice VF." The dynastic affairs of Schleswig-Holstein were complicated even by German standards as the dukes were related to the king of Denmark and even the czar of Russia. This duchy was set up in 1533 for a cadet branch of the Danish royal family. The line fell extinct in 1773 and the duchy was claimed by Oldenburg and Denmark. Most coin issues are rare. This one, listed for 1703-09, has a low catalog value but is likely rare as well.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon.
Catalog reference: KM-183, Lange-463Db.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
Link to: