See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration! or register with email

Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!

2 Ducats - Frederik V Armored bust

Issuer Denmark
Year 1746
Type Log in to see details
Value 2 Ducats (2 Dukater) (4)
Currency Log in to see details
Composition Log in to see details
Weight Log in to see details
Diameter Log in to see details
Thickness Log in to see details
Shape Log in to see details
Technique Log in to see details
Orientation Log in to see details
Engraver(s) Log in to see details
In circulation to Log in to see details
Reference(s) Log in to see details
Obverse description Draped and armored effigy of King Frederik V facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed plate armor over a draped mantle. The legend encircles the bust along the periphery, and the engraver's initial appears in the truncation below the neck. The portrait conveys a regal, baroque sensibility characteristic of mid-18th-century Scandinavian coinage.
Obverse script Log in to see details
Obverse lettering Log in to see details
Reverse description A large, ornately crowned coat of arms displays the quartered shield of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, with the shield tilted slightly to the right. Foliate branches adorn the left side of the shield, while military trophies comprising weapons and armor are arranged to the left and below, framing the composition in a baroque martial style. The date 1746 appears within the legend, and the reverse inscription references the Chinese gold used in the coin's production. The overall design is richly detailed and characteristic of the elaborate heraldic gold coinage of the Danish royal mint.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering Log in to see details
Edge Log in to see details
Mint Log in to see details
Mintage Log in to see details
Additional information Log in to see details

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE