Denmark 1681-GS ducat Fr-147

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1107

This specimen was lot 1107 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €26,400 (about US$29,257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Beautiful Choice Mint State Ducat with Rich Luster, DENMARK. Ducat, 1681. Copenhagen Mint. Christian V. NGC MS-63. Mintmaster: Gregorius Sesemann (GS). EXTREMELY RARE, this gorgeous Choice Mint State Ducat yields handsome eye appeal, with bright and shimmering brilliance. An entrancing mirrorlike appearance besets the surfaces, allowing one to catch much reflectivity. This allure is not dampened by excess hits or handling, and the commendably engraved details are well struck. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)."

This type is also noted for 1683.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 3.45 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-147; KM-371; Hede-10; Sieg-88; Schou-1; Bruun-6920.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]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:

• (1670-99) double ducat, FVMO FLAMMA PROXIMA
• (1670-99) double ducat, city view
• 1672-GK ducat
• 1680-GS krone
• Denmark-Gluckstadt 1680 ducat Fr-141
• 1682-GS krone
• 1682 4 mark (krone), Gluckstadt mint
• (1685) ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1681