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4 Ducats - Frederik III
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1663 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of King Frederick III with long, flowing curly hair, rendered in high relief in the baroque portrait style. The royal effigy occupies the central field, with the king depicted without crown upon his head. A circumferential Latin legend runs along the rim, identifying the sovereign by name and royal titles. |
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| Reverse description | A large ornate cross divides the field into four quarters, over which is superimposed a centrally placed crowned three-part heraldic shield bearing the arms of the Danish realm. The shield is enclosed within an inner circle, while the royal motto appears as a circumferential legend in the outer ring along the rim. The date 1663 and the mintmaster's initials I·S are incorporated into the legend. |
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Frederik III issued this piece in the aftermath of the 1660 constitutional revolution that abolished the elective monarchy and established hereditary absolutism in Denmark — one of the most abrupt transfers of power in Scandinavian history. The nobility surrendered their tax exemptions; the king received unlimited authority. Multiple-ducat pieces of this type functioned as presentation coins, distributed at court as diplomatic gifts and marks of royal favor rather than circulating currency.
Fr#116 is among the scarcer Danish gold issues of the absolutist transition period. Auction appearances are infrequent.