NORWAY. 1/2 Speciedaler, 1653. Christiania Mint. Frederik III. NGC AU Details--Corrosion.
KM-36; Hede-11C; Sieg-42.1; NMD-120; Schou-26; Aagaard-42.1; Bruun-9665. Weight: 13.76 gms. Mintmaster: Frederik Grüner (FG). Although clearly a "find coin", the portrait is remarkably strong. An excessively rare one-year type which is otherwise only known from the State Art Collections in Dresden and The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, Trondheim.
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Estimate: 8000 - 12000