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2 Skilling - Christian III Aarhus
| Issuer | Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Year | 1536 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Armored half-length facing figure of King Christian III occupying the central field, depicted in three-quarter view wearing elaborately detailed plate armor with richly rendered pauldrons, gorget, and gauntlets. The king holds a scepter in his right hand and an orb in his left, both rendered with fine if somewhat crude hammered detail characteristic of mid-16th-century Danish minting. The royal visage, bearded and bare-headed, is shown emerging from the upper portion of the armored torso. A beaded inner circle frames the central design, with the Latin legend running along the outer periphery between the inner beaded border and the coin's irregular edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | CRISTIɅNI:D:G:REX:DɅCIE:ET:NO (Translation: Christian (III), by the Grace of God, King of Denmark and Norway.) |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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