Denmark 1696 krone Dav-3648

Künker sale 406, lot 4685

This specimen was lot 4685 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH, Christian V. 1670-1699. Krone 1696, Kopenhagen. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 64 (6389235-060). In dieser Erhaltung von großer Seltenheit. Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Denmark, Christian V, 1670-99, krone of 1696, Copenhagen mint. Graded NGC MS-64, extremley rare in this quality, cabinet example, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type is noted for 1693-99 along with Dav-3648A and Dav-3648C. It is scarce. Many would not class this as a crown, being too small, but it has a Davenport number so we will include it.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.99 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-428.1; Dav-3648; Sieg-51.1; H-99a.

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.
• ^[1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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