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4 Skilling - Christian III Copenhagen
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1535 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 1535 - `CRISTIAI` and `DACI` on obverse - 1535 - `CRISTIAИI` and `DA` on obverse - 1535 - `CRISTIAИI` and `DAC` on obverse, `HAFИIEИSI` on reverse - 1535 - `CRISTIAИI` and `DAC` on obverse, `HAFИIEИSIS` on reverse - 1535 - `CRISTIAИVS` and `DA` on obverse - |
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Christian III struck this coin during the very year he consolidated power following the Count's War — a brutal civil conflict that had torn Denmark apart since 1534. The war ended with the fall of Copenhagen in July 1535 after a prolonged siege, and coinage from this mint in this year effectively documents the restoration of royal authority over a city that had been held by opposing forces only months earlier.
Billon issues of this fineness circulated hard and wore quickly. Survivors in any meaningful grade are genuinely scarce.