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2 Schillings - Frederik I Husum mint, portrait second type
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1514-1522 |
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| Weight | 3.32 g |
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| Obverse description | Full-length armored effigy of King Frederik I standing facing, with both arms at his sides and a mace or sword held in the left hand at thigh level. This second portrait type depicts the king clean-shaven and with a slightly younger appearance than the first type, the figure being subtly turned to the right. The Holstein arms appear on the tassets of the armor. The royal figure is partially enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend distributed in the outer field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Frederik I came to the Danish throne in 1523 after the deposition of Christian II, but this issue predates that accession — struck while Frederik governed as Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from Husum, before he wore the Danish crown. The Husum mint operated under ducal rather than royal authority during these years, giving this coinage a distinct jurisdictional character that separates it sharply from contemporaneous Copenhagen issues.
The "second type" portrait designation reflects a documented die revision made during the emission period, not a reissue.