Denmark 1619 2 kroneskilling

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice, lot 10113

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice, lot 10118

The first specimen was lot 10113 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €264 (about US$275). The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Kroneskilling, 1619. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC AU-50. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The second specimen was lot 10118 in the same sale, where it sold for €240 (about US$250). The catalog description^[1] noted, "DENMARK. 2 Kroneskilling, 1619. Copenhagen Mint. Christian IV. NGC VF-35. Scarce type with nice toning. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This type was struck 1619 only and was worth 1/48 speciedaler. It seems to have been part of an unsuccessful attempt to replace the debased minor coinage with coin of good silver. Two, four and eight kroneskilling exist. Christian IV (r. 1588-1648) had a long but only moderately successful reign. His war with Sweden and his intervention in the Thirty Years War were costly and brought little gain.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.78 g, 0.859 fine silver, 19.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: the first specimen: KM-68; Hede-112A; Sieg-32.2; Schou-134; Bruun-5105. The second specimen: KM-68; Hede-112B; Sieg-32.2; Schou-139; Bruun-5141.

Source:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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