Denmark 1618 speciedaler Dav-3514
This specimen was lot 1024 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €21,600 (about US$23,937 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Magnificently Toned and Splendidly Detailed Example, DENMARK. Speciedaler, 1618. Copenhagen Mint; Privy Mark: Clover. Christian IV. NGC MS-62. Mintmaster: Nicolaus Schwabe. An absolutely brilliant example with a nice cabinet toning and splendid details throughout. A tremendous Speciedaler preserved at a splendid Mint State level that is quite uncommon." The SCWC lists this type for 1609-10 and 1618-20. 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: 29.32 g, 0.888 fine silver, 40.8 mm diameter, this specimen 28.60 g.
Catalog reference: KM-44; Dav-3514; Hede-53C; Sieg-102.3; Schou-2; Bruun-5001.
- 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]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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