Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1621 2 schilling
This specimen was lot 11541 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €105 (about US$110). The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. 2 Schilling (2 Skilling Lybsk), 1621. Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Hans (Johan) den yngre. NGC AU-50. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." Wikipedia comments, "Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg was the name of a branch line of the House of Oldenburg as well as the name of their land. It existed from 1564 until 1668 and was a titular duchy under the King of Denmark, rather than a true territorial dukedom in its own right." John the Younger (b. 1545, r. 1594-1622) was the first of four dukes of this line. This type was struck 1620-25.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: billon, this specimen 0.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM-11; Sieg-4; Bruun-14660.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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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