Denmark 1523 gulden Dav-8220
This specimen was lot 23719 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Christian II Silver Gulden 1523, VF Details NGC (Graffiti), struck at Malmoe, Sweden and considered to be the first Taler sized coin of Scandinavia. Very rare and attractively toned, light H shaped graffiti to the right of the coat of arms on the reverse and a natural edge crack at 2 o'clock on the obverse." Davenport lists similar coins for 1516 and 1518.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 23.68 g, 0.875 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Sieg-9; Dav-8220.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.* Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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