1 Sechsling - Christian IV

Christian IV's grip on Schleswig and Holstein was constitutionally distinct from his Danish kingship — he ruled the duchies as duke, not king, which is why coinage from this authority carries different titulature than his Danish issues. The 1640s were ruinous years for him: the disastrous Torstenson War with Sweden had begun in 1643, draining treasury resources and disrupting mint operations across his territories. A sechsling struck at fractional silver weight during these years was a workhorse denomination, likely produced in volume precisely because larger silver was being hoarded or melted under wartime pressure.