Denmark 1629 rose noble Fr-48
This specimen was lot 1038 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €52,800 (about US$58,513 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Handsome Rose Noble Struck Under the Authority of "The Citizens' Mint", DENMARK. Rose Noble, 1629. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC AU-53. A lovely example with a sensitive portrait and charming elephant. This highly desirable and EXCESSIVELY RARE one-year type was struck by "Borgerskabets Mønt" (The Citizens' Mint) consisting of the mintmaster Matthias Clausen, Johan Brahm, and the mayor of Copenhagen, Jacob Michelsen. After less than half a year, their right to produce coins was withdrawn."
This type was struck in small numbers 1611-13, 1627 and 1629. Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) had a long but not particularly successful reign. His war with Sweden and his intervention in the Thirty Years War were costly and brought little gain.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.99 g, 0.833 fine gold, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 8.74 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-48; KM-51; Hede-23B; Sieg-143.2; Schou-3; Bruun-5584.
- 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.
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