NORWAY. Skilling, ND (1522-38). Nidaros (Trondheim) Mint. Olav Engelbrektsson. NGC EF Details--Bent.
Galster-187; Sieg-1; NMD-2; Schou-2; Bruun-9293. Weight: 1.49 gms. Mintmaster: Jacob Schult. A nice example of this interesting issue struck for the last Norwegian Archbishop, Olav Engelbrektsson.
Following his defeat against the Danish protestant king, Christian III, Engelbrektsson fled to Belgium bringing with him a number of valuable treasures from the Nidaros Cathedral.
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Estimate: 1200 - 1600