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* [[Denmark 1618 2 skilling|1618 2 skilling]] | * [[Denmark 1618 2 skilling|1618 2 skilling]] | ||
* [[Denmark 1618 4 skilling|1618 4 skilling]] | * [[Denmark 1618 4 skilling|1618 4 skilling]] | ||
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* [[Denmark 1618 speciedaler Dav-3514|1618 speciedaler]] | * [[Denmark 1618 speciedaler Dav-3514|1618 speciedaler]] | ||
* [[Denmark 1618-RFP 2 krone Dav-3516|1618-☘ 2 krone]] | * [[Denmark 1618-RFP 2 krone Dav-3516|1618-☘ 2 krone]] | ||
| + | * [[Denmark 1619 hvid|1619 hvid]] | ||
| + | * [[Denmark 1619 2 kroneskilling|1619-☘ 2 kroneskilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Denmark 1619 4 skilling|1619 4 skilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Denmark 1619 4 kroneskilling|1619-☘ 4 kroneskilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Denmark 1619 8 kroneskilling|1619 8 kroneskilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Denmark 1619 1/2 krone KM-58a|1619-☘ half krone]] | ||
* [[Denmark 1619-RFP 1/2 krone Fr-56|1619 gold half krone]] | * [[Denmark 1619-RFP 1/2 krone Fr-56|1619 gold half krone]] | ||
| − | * [[Denmark 1619-RFP krone Fr-55|1619 gold krone]] | + | * [[Denmark 1619 krone Dav-3517|1619-☘ krone]] |
| + | * [[Denmark 1619-RFP krone Fr-55|1619-☘ gold krone]] | ||
* [[Denmark 1619-RFP 2 krone Fr-54|1619 gold double krone]] | * [[Denmark 1619-RFP 2 krone Fr-54|1619 gold double krone]] | ||
* [[Denmark 1620 skilling|1620 skilling]] | * [[Denmark 1620 skilling|1620 skilling]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1618]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1618]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 158]][[Category:European crowns and thalers]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 158]][[Category:European crowns and thalers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:50, 12 March 2025
This specimen was lot 1959 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €380 (about US$494 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DANEMARK, Christian IV (1588-1648), AR krone, 1618. D/ Le roi deb. à d., ten. un sceptre sur l'épaule et le pommeau de son épée. R/ La couronne royale sous la date. En dessous, *R*F*P*. Rare. Très Beau. (Denmark, Christian IV, 1588-1648, silver krone of 1618. Obverse: the king stands right, resting a scepter on his shoulder and holding a sword; reverse: the royal crown under the date, "*R*F*P*" below. Rare, Very Fine.)"
Danish crowns of the seventeenth century range from the scarce to the obscenely rare. Either they were melted extensively or the poverty of the king prevented large issues or both. This type of 1618 is not the most expensive but still runs twice the price of a contemporary thaler from Brunswick or Saxony. It is on the light side to be considered a thaler but we include it as a nod to Davenport. There are two mintmarks for this date: crossed scabbards (shown here) = Johan Post; shamrock = Nicolaus Schwabe.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 18.77 g, 0.859 fine silver, .514 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Dav-3517, KM 59, Hede 106B.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
Link to:
- 1617 mark
- (1618-19) hvid
- 1618 2 skilling
- 1618 4 skilling
- 1618-☘ mark
- 1618-☘ quarter krone = ¾ mark
- 1618-☘ half krone = 1½ mark
- 1618 speciedaler
- 1618-☘ 2 krone
- 1619 hvid
- 1619-☘ 2 kroneskilling
- 1619 4 skilling
- 1619-☘ 4 kroneskilling
- 1619 8 kroneskilling
- 1619-☘ half krone
- 1619 gold half krone
- 1619-☘ krone
- 1619-☘ gold krone
- 1619 gold double krone
- 1620 skilling
- 1620 krone = 3 mark
- Coins and currency dated 1618