(sold for $1175.0)

1684, Denmark, Christian V. Large Silver Krone (4 Mark) Coin. R!

Mint Year: 1684
Mint Place: Copenhagen
Denomination: Krone (4 Mark)
Mint Official: Gregorius Streseman (1680-1690)
Reference: Davenport 3638, Hede 79, KM-378. R!
Condition: Nicely removed supsension loop (tooled rim), otherwise VF+
Weight: 21.91gm
Diameter: 40mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Crowned cipher (double C5 monogram) of Christian V.

Reverse: Crowned shield containing value (.IIII.), denomination (MARCK DANSKE), date (1684) and mint initials (.G.S.). Cross in background.
Legend: PIETATE + ET . - IUSTITIA .

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Christian V (15 April 1646 – 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.

Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree that institutionalized the supremacy of the Danish king, he fortified the absolutist system against the aristocracy by accelerating his father’s practice of allowing Holstein nobles and Danish commoners into state service.

As king he wanted to show his power as absolute monarch through architecture, and dreamed of a Danish Versailles. He was the first to use the 1671 Throne Chair of Denmark, partly made for this purpose. His motto was: Pietate et Justitia (With piety and justice).