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2 Ducats - Christian IV Hebræermønt
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1644-1648 |
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| Weight | 6.98 g |
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| Obverse description | Full-length effigy of King Christian IV standing facing right, robed and crowned, holding a scepter in his right hand and a royal orb in his left. Beneath the king's feet, a rhomboidal latticed or checkered decorative panel resembling a roof gable serves as a ground element. The royal figure is contained within an inner beaded circle, with the circumferential Latin legend running in the outer field. The overall style reflects Northern European Renaissance portraiture typical of early seventeenth-century Danish hammered gold coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the Hebrew Tetragrammaton (יהוה, Jehovah) in prominent Hebrew characters, flanked above by the Latin word IUSTUS and below by IUDEX, together forming the devotional inscription meaning 'God is a righteous judge.' The date is divided by a halberd mintmark, with the numerals split to either side, and appears at the bottom or occasionally above the central motif. This so-called Hebræermønt (Hebrew coin) type is distinctive among Danish gold issues for its direct incorporation of the divine name in Hebrew script alongside Latin text. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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