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[[Image:SB924-1013o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1013]]
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This specimen was lot 1013 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €15,600 (about US$17,288 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"A Striking Example of this Rare Early Portrait Speciedaler, Thought to be a Commemorative Type for the King's Coronation. [[Denmark|DENMARK]]. Speciedaler, 1596. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC AU-55+. Engraved by Johan Post. A spectacular example shimmering with golden tones. Quite RARE, it is one of only a handful of examples to appear in public auction over the past several decades and is not surprisingly the only example to have been certified by NGC or PCGS. This type was presumably struck for the coronation of the king on August 29th 1596."</blockquote> 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:'' 29.2 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 28.86 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8231]]; Hede-44; Sieg-94; Schou-3; Bruun-4623. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
* ''Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed.,'' Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, ''The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Links to:''
* [[Denmark 1590 speciedaler Dav-8230|1590 speciedaler]]
* [[Denmark (15)93 goldgulden Fr-32|(15)93 ''ungersk gylden'']]
* [[Denmark 1593 2-1/2 ducats Fr-64|(15)93 2½ ducats (¼ portugaloser)]]
* [[Denmark (15)94 2 skilling|(15)94 2 skilling]]
* [[Denmark (15)95 skilling|(15)95 skilling]]
* [[Denmark (1596) speciedaler Dav-8231|(1596) speciedaler]]
* [[Denmark 1597 speciedaler Dav-8234|1597 speciedaler]]
* [[Denmark 1597 2 speciedaler Dav-8233|1597 double speciedaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1596]]

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