Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (16)19 2 schilling
This specimen was lot 11230 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €170.80 (about US$197). The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. 2 Schilling, 1619. Johann 'the Younger'. NGC AU Details--Environmental Damage. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." The duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg was erected in 1564 by Frederick II of Denmark to give land to his brothers. It was never fully sovereign but the dukes occasionally issued coinage for it. In 1668, the king of Denmark confiscated Sonderburg because of excessive debt. This is a rare two year type (1618-19).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.08 g, billon, this specimen 2.28 g.
Catalog reference: KM-5; Sieg-12; Bruun-14649.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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