Norway 1699-HCM 4 mark Dav-3648B

Künker Auction 441, lot 5087

This specimen was lot 5087 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,339 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NORWEGEN, KÖNIGREICH Christian V., 1670-1699. Krone (4 Mark) 1699, Kongsberg. Feine Patina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Norway, Christian V, 1670-99, krone of four mark of 1699, Kongsberg mint.)"

This type was struck 1693-99 with heart mintmark (Copenhagen, KM 428.1) and in 1699 with crossed hammers (Kongsberg, shown here). Davenport uses the same catalog number for both as they vary only in mintmark.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 18 g, 0.833 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 18,01 g.

Catalog reference: KM 199, Ahlström 194; Dav-3648 B (listed under Denmark); Thesen 194 A.

Sources:

• Aamlid, J. O., B. Ahlström, K Jonsson and G. Thesen, Norges Mynter fra 995-1992, Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1991.
• 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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

Links:

• 1696-⚒ HCM 4 mark
• 1699-⚒ 2 skilling
• Denmark 1699-♥ krone (4 mark)
• Coins and currency dated 1699