½ Ducat - Frederik III

Features

Issuer	Norway
King	Frederick III (Frederik III) (1648-1670)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1669
Value	½ Ducat
Currency	Ducat (1665-1680)
Composition	Gold (.979)
Weight	1.745 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 111175
References	KM# 81 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Fr# 5 Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes). , Brekke# 7 Bjarne Ahlström, Bernhard F. Brekke, Bengt Hemmingsson; 1976. Norges Mynter = The Coinage of Norway. Numismatiska Bokförlaget, Stockholm, Sweden. , Hede# 7 Holger Hede; 1978. Danmarks og Norges mønter: 1541-1814-1977 = Coins of Denmark and Norway. Danish Numismatic Association, Copenhagen, Denmark. , Thesen# 11 Gunnar Thesen; 2015. Norges mynter i dansketiden: 1449-1814 = Norwegian coins during the Danish period. Oslo Myntgalleri AS, Oslo, Norway. , Rønning# 30 Bjørn R. Rønning; 1971. Norges mynter 1628-1873. Universitetsforlaget.

Obverse

Bust of king Frederik III with laurel wreath, facing right. Surrounded by inscription. Beaded ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FRID·3·D·G·D·N·V·G·REX

Translation: Frederik III, by the grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths.

Reverse

Crowned norwegian lion holding an axe and facing left, in an oval shield on top of a cross. The shield is crowned and is surrounded by the inscription. Beaded ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT

Translation: The Lord will be my provider.

Edge

Plain.

Mint

Christiania, Oslo, Norway (1628-1695)

Mark

Frederik Grüner Sr., Mint master, Christiania (1651-1674)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1669)								$ 16 000	$ 16 000

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Bullion value: USD 243.58 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 0.055 oz

Current gold price: 4434.75 USD/oz (see gold price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2023 May 3 - 5 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3107 Lot 30170	3 May 2023	UNC (NGC UNC Details (Cleaned))	Unsold
© Heritage Auctions
	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 40 Lot 94	10 May 2025	AU	USD 8579.60 (NOK 80 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Oslo Myntgalleri
	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 37 Lot 1270	25 Nov 2023	AU	USD 17 159.20 (NOK 160 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Oslo Myntgalleri
	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 19 Lot 32	5 Sep 2020	AU	USD 27 883.70 (NOK 260 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Oslo Myntgalleri
	Künker Auction 437 Lot 590	28 Jan 2026	XF	USD 17 397.34 (EUR 15 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 30 Lot 546	7 May 2022	XF	USD 17 695.42 (NOK 165 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Oslo Myntgalleri
	Oslo Myntgalleri Auctions 10-11 Lot 97	26 Nov 2016	XF	USD 13 405.62 (NOK 125 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Oslo Myntgalleri