4 Mark Dansk - Frederik III 1652-1653

Weight

21.92 g

Diameter

40 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver (.671)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

NA

Technique

NA

Front design

Crowned King's monogram partially within beaded border. Value as legend outside with date at end.

Back design

Rounded Arms of Denmark with convex sides upon a long arms cross. Crown above arms. King's motto as legend along rim divided in four parts by cross arms. There can be a beaded border between legend and arms.

Year of Minting

1652-1653

King

Frederick III (Frederik III) (1648-1670)

Mint location

Copenhagen , Denmark (?-1739)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

Obverse: IIII : MARCK : DANSKE : 165Z : Reverse: DOM | INVS : P | ROVID | EBIT

Context

Of this coin Krause Catalogue distinguish three version (the other main danish catalogue, Hede, only two types) Km# 186.1 (Hede 87A) Without beaded border around shield. Hearts in arms. No mintmark Km# 186.2 (Hede 87B) Beaded border around shield. No hearts in arms. No mintmark km# 186.3 (Hede 87A) Without beaded border around shield. Hearts in arms. Mintmark at lower left of crown in reverse There is a special version of this type, with 1633 date; it belongs to a strange serie of coin produced outside Denmark and called 'mysteriekroner'. These coins are counterfeits of normal danish krone and circulated alongside the original coins. Since they have same dimension and finess are difficult to distinguish from the real ones. Here the one dated 1633:

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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