View source for Denmark 1673 2 ducats

[[Image:Denmark 1673 2 ducats obv Goldberg 59-2883.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 59, lot 2883]]
[[Image:Denmark 1673 2 ducats rev Goldberg 59-2883.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]

This specimen was lot 2883 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, June 2010), where it sold for $18,400. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Denmark]]. Gold 2 Ducats, 1673. Christian V, 1670-1699. Crowned monogram of Christian. Reverse: Elephant advancing left, with tower on back and goaded by Moor; date below. Small planchet defect at 6 o'clock. Some marks, but this is an extraordinarly well cared for piece, well made with great detail and much residual luster. Few survived so fine! Very rare. NGC graded MS-62. There are many 'elephant' coin collectors, so this coin is both highly elusive and avidly sought after. It is believed that this issue was produced as a special award to those few members of Denmark's highest chivalric order, the Order of the Elephant. The watchtower on the elephant's back stood for purity. A marvelous piece. [[The Millenia Collection|Ex Millennia, Lot 533]]."</blockquote>  This one year type is very rare, like the rest of the gold issues of Denmark during the period.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 6.95 g, .979 fine gold, .219 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.90 grams. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-198; Hede-3, KM 346. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* ''Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed.,'' Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ira & Larry Goldberg, ''Goldberg sale 59: the pre-Long Beach Sale,'' Beverly Hills, 2010.

''Link to:''
* [[Denmark 1663-IS 2 ducats Fr-117|1663-IS double ducat]]
* [[Denmark (1670-99) 2 ducats Fr-7|(1670-99) double ducat, ''FVMO FLAMMA PROXIMA'']]
* [[Denmark 1671-GK ducat Fr-140|1671 ducat]]
* [[Norway 1673 2 ducats Fr-12d]]
* [[Denmark 1675 mark|1675 mark]]
* [[Denmark 1688 2 ducats Fr-167|1688 double ducat, Fort Christiansborg]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1673]]
* other specimens in the [[The Millenia Collection]]
* return to coins of [[Denmark]]

[[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category: Selections from the Millenia Collection]]