8 Skilling - Christian IV Type C; mintmark on reverse

Features

Issuer	Norway
King	Christian IV (1588-1648)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1644
Value	8 Skilling (1⁄12)
Currency	Speciedaler (1523-1746)
Composition	Silver (.750)
Weight	2.34 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 99195
References	KM# 26 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Rønning# 20b Bjørn R. Rønning; 1971. Norges mynter 1628-1873. Universitetsforlaget. , Skaare# 515 Kolbjørn Skaare; 1995. Norges mynthistorie / Bind 2: Katalog- og registerbind: Mynter og utmyntning i 1000 år : Pengesedler i 300 år: Numismatikk i Norge. Bind 2. Universitetsforlaget. , Hede# 14B Holger Hede; 1978. Danmarks og Norges mønter: 1541-1814-1977 = Coins of Denmark and Norway. Danish Numismatic Association, Copenhagen, Denmark. , Brekke# 124C Bjarne Ahlström, Bernhard F. Brekke, Bengt Hemmingsson; 1976. Norges Mynter = The Coinage of Norway. Numismatiska Bokförlaget, Stockholm, Sweden. , AAJT# 124C Jan Olav Aamlid, Bjarne Ahlström, Kenneth Jonsson, Gunnar Thesen; 1991. Norges Mynter 995-1992. Numismatiska Bokförlaget, Stockholm, Sweden. , Thesen# 124C Gunnar Thesen; 2015. Norges mynter i dansketiden: 1449-1814 = Norwegian coins during the Danish period. Oslo Myntgalleri AS, Oslo, Norway.

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Obverse

Crowned norwegian lion holding an axe, facing left in a beaded ring. Surrounded by inscription. Beaded ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CHRISTIANS·IIII·D:G·DAN·NOR:

Translation: Christian IV, by the grace of God, (King of) Denmark and Norway.

Reverse

Value on four lines in a beaded ring. Surrounded by inscription. Beaded ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
·VIII·
SKILLI
NG:DA
NSK·
VANDAL·GOTOR·Q·REX·1644· (mm)

Translation:
8 Danish skilling.
King of the Vandals and the Goths.

Mint

Christiania, Oslo, Norway (1628-1695)

Mark

Peter Grüner Sr., Mint master, Christiania (1643-1650)

Comments

Mintage Included in Brekke#124A.

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Date	VF
Undetermined
1644		"CHRISTIANS" on obverse; "GOTO Q" on reverse
1644		"CHRISTIANS" on obverse; "GOTOR Q" on reverse
1644		"CHRISTIANUS" on obverse; "GOTO Q" on reverse
1644	$ 360	"CHRISTIANUS" on obverse; "GOTOR Q" on reverse

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Bullion value: USD 4.12 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.056 oz

Current silver price: 72.98 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 9 Lot 216	7 May 2016	1644 – "CHRISTIANS" on obverse; "GOTO Q" on reverse	VF	USD 880.05 (NOK 8200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 22 Lot 625	28 Nov 2020	1644 – "CHRISTIANS" on obverse; "GOTOR Q" on reverse	VF	USD 321.97 (NOK 3000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 40 Lot 89	10 May 2025	1644 – "CHRISTIANUS" on obverse; "GOTOR Q" on reverse	VF	USD 429.29 (NOK 4000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 39 Lot 258	23 Nov 2024	1644 – "CHRISTIANUS" on obverse; "GOTOR Q" on reverse	VF	USD 343.43 (NOK 3200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 29 Lot 537	7 May 2022	1644 – "CHRISTIANUS" on obverse; "GOTOR Q" on reverse	F	USD 171.72 (NOK 1600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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