2 Gold Kronen - Christian IV

Christian IV struck these pieces during one of the more financially ambitious stretches of his reign, as he was actively maneuvering Denmark into a dominant position in the Baltic trade economy and preparing the military infrastructure that would draw the kingdom into the Thirty Years' War within a few years. The 1619–1621 window precedes his disastrous intervention in that conflict, after which Danish coinage becomes a record of mounting fiscal strain rather than confident royal expenditure.

The KM#74.1 designation separates this from closely related varieties distinguished by minor differences in the royal titulature on the die — worth confirming against Friedberg 54 when attributing individual pieces.