DENMARK. Gold 16 Skilling (2 Ducats), 1713. Copenhagen Mint; mm: Heart. Frederik IV. NGC MS-64.
Fr-Unlisted; KM-Unlisted; Hede-47; Sieg-15; Schou-1a; Bruun-7396. Weight: 6.93 gms. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke (CW). An intriguing and VERY RARE type, featuring a gold planchet struck to a Double Ducat weight standard with the dies customarily used for a 16 Skilling. The luster on this example is bright, with a stunning glossy appeal that dances in the light. The details are crisply laid, with no evidence of weakness or defect in strike. Only one further example in gold has been traced, as lot 77 in Bruun Rasmussen Auction 910 (November 2022) which realized a final hammer price of 420,000 DKK (roughly 56,000 EUR).
From the L. E. Bruun Collection (acquired in Hamburg).
Estimate: $60000
Price realized | 22'000 EUR |
Starting price | 20'000 EUR |
Estimate | 60'000 EUR |