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3 Speciedaler - Frederik III Type XXIII
| Issuer | Copenhagen Mint |
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| Year | 1667-1668 |
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| Reference(s) | AAJT#28, 28A , Brekke#28 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | FRIDERIC:3·D:G·DAN:NOR:VAN:GOT·REX· (Translation: Frederik III, by Gods grace, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths.) |
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Frederik III issued these large silver multiples in the years immediately following the 1665 Kongeloven — the first codified absolute monarchy in European history — and the coins reflect that political rupture directly. The Danish crown had just permanently broken the nobility's constitutional power, and ostentatious high-denomination specie coinage was one instrument through which the newly absolute king projected fiscal authority. The Copenhagen Mint was under sustained pressure during this period to produce prestige pieces worthy of a transformed monarchy.
Brekke distinguishes two die varieties across the 28 and 28A references, a split that collectors working this series treat as meaningful rather than incidental.