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2 Skilling - Frederik III
| Issuer | Kingdom of Denmark-Norway |
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| Year | 1649-1667 |
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| Diameter | 18.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned lion of Denmark passant, rendered in a stylized heraldic manner within a beaded inner circle. The lion is depicted in profile facing right, with its tail curled over its back and a crown above its head. A continuous Latin legend encircles the inner border, reading FRIDERIC : III : D : G : DAN :, identifying the issuing monarch as Frederik III by divine grace, King of Denmark. The outer rim is defined by a toothed or milled border typical of hammered billon coinage of the mid-seventeenth century. The overall design is characteristic of Danish royal small coinage of the period, with bold lettering and a compact heraldic device. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination and issuing authority in a multi-line inscription across the central field, reading II / SKIL / LING DA / NSK, indicating two Danish skillings. This central text block is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, separated by dots and abbreviated, reads NOR · VAN · GOT · REX · 1667, identifying the king as ruler of Norway, the Wends, and the Goths, with the date 1667 incorporated into the outer legend. A toothed rim borders the entire reverse, consistent with hammered production. The typography and layout are typical of late-reign issues of Frederik III struck at Copenhagen or Christiania. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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