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[[Image:SB225-11531o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 11531]]
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[[Image:Gluckstadt 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Holstein in 1648]]

This specimen was lot 11531 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €105 (about US$110). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. 4 Schilling (4 Skilling), 1709 - BH. [[German States, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig-Holstein]]-Gottorp. Carl Frederik. NGC EF-40. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp were a cadet branch of the house of Oldenburg, which ruled Denmark. They divided the rule of Schleswig-Holstein between them and the history of the duchies is the story of their quarrels and feuds. Eventually the ducal title passed to Peter III of Russia in 1762 who determined to use the Russian army to reconquer his province. This diversion of Russian resources was one of the causes of his ouster and murder in that year and his widow, Catherine the Great, sold his rights to the Danish, finally ending the argument after two centuries. This type was struck 1703-10, all with initials "BH". One thaler was 48 schilling. Charles Frederick (b. 1700, r. 1702-39) was the last duke to rule.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': billon, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 2.91 g. 

''Catalog reference'': KM-185; Sieg-7.2; Bruun-14560. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'': 
* 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.
* <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.

''Link to:''
* [[Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1708-BH 4 schilling|1708-BH 4 schilling]]
* [[Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1708-BH 1/4 ducat Fr-3094|1708-BH quarter ducat]]
* [[Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1710-BH schilling KM-199|1710-BH schilling, round arms]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1709]]

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