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Description
Kingdom of Norway, Christian V of the House of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway 1670-1699 AD, Silver Four Mark Danske (22.09g, 39mm), 1682 PG, Type II, Christiania mint, Oslo, under mint master Peter Grüner Junior. Obverse: King Christian V’s Royal Cypher (monogram of “C5”) surmounted by Royal Crown of Christian IV, date to field either side, abridged legend below, “P·E·I·”. Reverse: Royal Armorial Charge of the Kingdom of Norway surmounted by Royal Crown of Christian IV, mint master’s initials “PG” (Peter Grüner Jr.) to field either side, all within wreath of laurel, denomination “4MD” below. KM-148; Davenport EC II-3663. A very noteworthy example of this type, well struck and with nice original toning but with some unfortunate scratches to field, the coin itself certainly better than the L.E. Bruun example which sold for AUD2132, Extremely Fine, scarce in grade.
