2 Speciedaler - Christian V Christiania type IV

€445,316.00
IssuerNorway
Year1672-1674
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Speciedaler
CurrencySpeciedaler (1523-1746)
CompositionSilver (.875)
Weight57.79 g
Dimensions42 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#110 , Rønning#79 , Skaare#574 , Hede#30B , AAJT#35, 36#
Obverse descriptionLaureate and roman style bust of king Christian V with long hair, facing right. Inscription surrounding it in a clockwise direction. Beaded ring on the edge.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCHRISTIAN·5·D·G·REX·DAN·NOR·VA&GIOT·
(Translation: hristian V, by the Grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths)
Reverse descriptionCrowned Norwegian lion holding an axe and facing left, in an oval shield (with ornate frame) on top of a cross. The shield is crowned and is surrounded by two lines of text, one near the rim and the King`s motto as second . Beaded ring on the edge. Mint Master initials are divided at sides of the shield, right below the horizontal arms of the cross; while the date is dived by lower arm of the cross.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering*DUX·SLES·HOL·STOR· | DITM·COM·OLD&DEL* ·PIETATE·ET· | IUSTITIA· F | G 16 | 74
(Translation: Duke of Sleswig-Holstein, Stormarn and Ditmar, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst. With piety and justice)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1672  - Unique -
1674  - -
Catalog ID9048619730
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