Norway 1670-FG 2 specie daler Dav-3649
This specimen was lot 1218 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €57,500 (about US$63,722 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Appealing 2 Speciedaler with Handsome Preserved Brilliance, NORWAY. 2 Speciedalers, 1670. Christiania Mint. Christian V. NGC AU-53. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). EXCEEDINGLY RARE with only about four known examples, this exemplar certainly is amongst the more elusive of Norwegian types. Presenting a wholesome appeal with nice details and well-presented brilliance across the surfaces. Limited deep toning plays across the peripheries, with occasional splashes of color seen elsewhere on the design. Circulation is limited, seen only on the high elements such as the King's cheek and curls of his hair.
Interestingly, this type, struck around the time of the coronation, is the last time a Norwegian coin presents the king wearing a crown, as it had become a fashion for the European monarchs to wear a laurel wreath like the Roman emperors. A hefty treasure, and one for which corollary examples would be tough to locate."
Specie dalers for 1670 include KM 97/Dav-3650, KM 98/Dav-3650A, KM 99/Dav-3651 and double specie dalers include KM 100/Dav-3649 (shown here), KM 101/Dav-3649A and KM 102. This one has a crowned bust of Christian V and the date to the upper left of the reverse; two are known to exist, per the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 57.55 g, 0.875 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 57.55 g.
Catalog reference: KM-100; Dav-3649; Hede-26A; Sieg-50.1; NMD-41; Schou-4; Bruun-10085.
- 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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