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4 Speciedaler - Christian IV
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1607-1610 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The elaborate royal arms of Denmark displayed on a large multi-quartered shield surmounted by a closed royal crown with tall fleurs-de-lis and cross finials. The shield incorporates the arms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, and other dynastic territories, rendered in fine heraldic detail. Two wild men (savages) serve as supporters flanking the shield on either side, each grasping a club or branch. The peripheral legend REGNA. FIRMAT. PIETAS. (Piety strengthens kingdoms) encircles the composition, separated by pellets, within a beaded inner border. |
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| Mintage | ND (1607-1610) |
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Christian IV struck these massive multiple-speciedaler pieces during a period of considerable Danish fiscal ambition, when the king was actively projecting maritime and commercial power in the Baltic and funding the construction of new towns — Christianshavn among them. At over 115 grams of silver, these were never meant for ordinary commerce; they functioned as prestige instruments, gifts between courts, and demonstration pieces of the Copenhagen mint's technical capability.
Hede 63 is notoriously difficult to find without adjustment marks or edge damage, a direct consequence of the coin's own mass working against it during handling and storage.