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4 Skilling Lybsk - Christian IV Wire money
| Issuer | Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Year | 1620-1630 |
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| Currency | Glückstadt - Speciedaler (1617-1773) |
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| Obverse description | Armored equestrian figure of King Christian IV advancing to the right, depicted in profile atop a prancing horse. The king wears a crown and holds a scepter in his right hand, his cloak flowing behind him in the field. The denomination mark '4 SL' (4 Skilling Lybsk) appears in the exergue below the horse, struck in the characteristic crude style of hammered wire coinage. The flan is irregular with clipped edges typical of the wire money series produced at the Glückstadt Mint. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a bold multi-line inscription in large capital Latin letters, a distinctive feature of this wire money (klippe-style) issue. The legend reads CHRISTIAN DER 4 VAN GOTT GNA KONN IN DENNE MARKEN, an abbreviated Low German royal title translating as 'Christian the Fourth, by the Grace of God, King in Denmark.' The lettering is deeply struck and fills the flan, with no border or decorative elements, consistent with the utilitarian hammered production technique employed at Glückstadt during the 1620s. |
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