Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Speciedaler - Frederik III
| Issuer | Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige Mønt) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1662-1664 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Crowned and draped bust of Frederik III facing right, depicted with long curling hair and wearing armor with an ornate gorget and a chain of the Order of the Elephant across the chest. The royal crown, surmounted by a cross, sits prominently atop the king's head. The effigy is rendered in high relief in the Baroque portrait style characteristic of mid-17th-century Danish coinage. The encircling Latin legend reads FRID: III: D: G: REX: DAN: NOR: VAN: GOT, separated by pellets, running along the outer border of the coin. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | FRID: III: D: G: REX: DAN: NOR: VAN: GOT (Translation: Frederik III Dei Gratia King of Denmark (DAN), Norway (NOR), the Wends (VAN) and the Goths (GOT)) |
| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of Denmark surmounted by a large royal crown with orb finial occupy the central field. The upper-left and lower-right quarters display three passant lions above three hearts (Denmark), the upper-right quarter bears a rampant lion with a halberd (Norway), and the lower quarters display three crowns (Sweden, as claimed) and other heraldic devices. The date 16-63 is divided to either side of the shield at mid-height, with the mint-master initials I and S placed in the lower flanking fields. The surrounding Latin legend DOMINVS PROVIDEBIT (The Lord Will Provide) runs along the outer border, punctuated by ornamental rosette stops. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |