Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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DENMARK. 2 Ducats, 1688. Copenhagen Mint. Christian V. NGC MS-63+.
Fr-167; KM-395.1; H-23B. Weight: 6.88 gms. Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing plumed helmet and Order of the White Elephant; Reverse: Aerial view of Fort Christiansborg (Osa Castle) on an island and will large, billowing banner flying atop the turret. A VERY RARE and sharply struck specimen, this highly Choice example exudes a near-prooflike nature with its resoundingly brilliant fields and lightly frosted devices. A fairly large die crack is noted on the reverse, though it is easily disregarded, as it clearly happened at the beginning of the mintage for the type, with seemingly all other known examples displaying it as well. Furthering its historical appeal that much more is the fact that it offers a bird's eye view of the Danish outpost on Africa's Gold Coast, Fort Christiansborg, located in what is now Ghana along the Gulf of Guinea.
Estimate: $25000 - $35000
Fr-167; KM-395.1; H-23B. Weight: 6.88 gms. Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing plumed helmet and Order of the White Elephant; Reverse: Aerial view of Fort Christiansborg (Osa Castle) on an island and will large, billowing banner flying atop the turret. A VERY RARE and sharply struck specimen, this highly Choice example exudes a near-prooflike nature with its resoundingly brilliant fields and lightly frosted devices. A fairly large die crack is noted on the reverse, though it is easily disregarded, as it clearly happened at the beginning of the mintage for the type, with seemingly all other known examples displaying it as well. Furthering its historical appeal that much more is the fact that it offers a bird's eye view of the Danish outpost on Africa's Gold Coast, Fort Christiansborg, located in what is now Ghana along the Gulf of Guinea.
Estimate: $25000 - $35000