View source for Denmark 1624 2 krone Dav-3518

[[Image:SB225-10143o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice, lot 10143]]
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This specimen was lot 10143 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,127). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Denmark|DENMARK]]. 2 Krone, 1624. Christian IV. NGC EF Details--Cleaned. The 'Corona Danica' took its name from the English Crowns minted by king Christian IV's brother-in-law, James I. Originally a 2 Krone, the people quickly learned of the poor silver content and it was devalued and soon after production was halted. The denomination was only minted in 1618, 1619 and this final year, 1624. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This rare type was struck 1624 only and was worth 1½ speciedaler. "· R · F · P ·" is not a mintmark but the king's motto, "REGNA FIRMAT PIETAS". Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) had a long but only moderately successful reign. His war with Sweden and his intervention in the Thirty Years War were costly and brought little gain.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 37.62 g, 0.859 fine silver, 39.5 mm diameter, this specimen is 36.40 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3518]]; KM-99; Hede-124; Sieg-88; Schou-32; AH-23.10; Bruun-5377. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974.
* ''Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed.,'' Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Links to:''
* [[Denmark 1621 skilling|1621 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1621 4 kroneskilling|1621-☘ 4 kroneskilling]]
* [[Denmark 1621 8 kroneskilling|1621 8 kroneskilling]]
* [[Denmark 1621 1/2 krone|1621-☘ half krone]]
* [[Denmark 1621 krone Dav-3517|1621-☘ krone]]
* [[Denmark (1)623 speciedaler Dav-3668|(1)623 speciedaler]]
* [[Denmark (1)623 10 ducats Fr-66|(1)623 10 ducats (portugaloser)]]
* [[Denmark 1624 hvid|1624-☘ hvid]]
* [[Denmark 1624 sosling|1624-☘ søsling]]
* [[Denmark 1624 skilling|1624-☘ skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1624 2 skilling|1624-☘ 2 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1624 8 skilling|1624-☘ 8 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1624 12 skilling|1624-☘ 12 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1624 16 skilling|1624-☘ 16 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1624 24 skilling|1624-☘ 24 skilling]]
* [[Denmark 1624 1/2 krone KM-95|1624-☘ half krone]]
* [[Denmark 1624-RFP krone Dav-3519A|1624-☘ krone]]
* [[Denmark 1624 piastre Dav-3520|1624-☘ piastre]]
* [[Denmark 1624-NS speciedaler Dav-3524|1624-NS speciedaler, oval shields]]
* [[Denmark 1624-NS speciedaler Dav-3526|1624-NS speciedaler, ornate shields]]
* [[Denmark 1624 speciedaler Dav-3668|(16)24 speciedaler, octagonal klippe]]
* [[Denmark 1624-NS 4 speciedaler Dav-3521|1624-NS quadruple speciedaler]]
* [[Denmark 1625-RFP 1/2 krone|1625-☘ half krone]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1624]]

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