2 Skilling Lybsk - Christian IV Wire money ND

Reverse

Six line inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering:
(C)HRIS
N · DER
(A)N · GOTT
A · KONN
(N) · DENN(M)
(A)RKE(N)

Comment

This coin has a lot of variant. The more common are listed below:

TYPE 1:
Obverse: Rider facing, with open crown; in hand short stick completed by French lily. The horse lifts the forelegs, both of which are fully visible under the horse. Value as: II S L or II: S: L (Variant 1a) or 2 S L or 2 S L · or 2 S L: (Variant 1b)
Reverse: Inscription: CHRISTIAN DER 4 VAN GOTTE GNA KONNI IN DENNEMARKEN (with variants).
In Hede catalogue is H# 168A - Schou reference: 57, 59, 71, 75, 76 (1a) and 60-66 and 77-79 (1b)

TYPE 2:
Obverse: Rider facing with open crown, in hand stick finished with ball. The horse lifts the front legs, from the rear only the hoof is visible. Under the horse · 2 S L
Reverse: Inscription: CHRISTIAN DER 4 VAN GOTT GNA KONN IN DENNEMARKEN
In Hede catalogue is H# 168A - Schou reference: 56

TYPE 3:
Obverse: Rider with thick page hair (no crown). In the hand rod with lily-shaped finish. The horse lifts both forelegs, from the rear only the hoof is visible. Under the horse 2 S L or 2 S L · or · 2 S L or 2 S L:
Reverse: Inscription: CHRISTIAN DER 4 VAN GOTTE GNA KONN IN DENNE MARKEN
In Hede catalogue is H# 168A - Schou reference: 55

TYPE 4:
Obverse: Rider with closed bow crown, in hand rod completed rhombic Horse's forelegs lifted while the rear are completely assembled so they cover each other. Value below as Z S L or Z S L · or Z S · L · or Z · S · L or Z · S · L ·
Reverse: Inscription: CHRISTIAN DER 4 VAN GOTT(E) GNA KONN IN DENNEMARKEN
In Hede catalogue is H# 168B - Schou reference: 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 67, 68, 69, 70.

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