Elbing 1631 3 groschen
This specimen was lot 11274 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €125 (about US$130). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 3 Groschen, 1631 ha. Elbing Mint. Gustav II Adolf. NGC Fine Details--Scratches. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex. C. P. Humble Collection (Stockholm-1852) Lot # 485." Elbing, a port on the Vistula river, was long a rival to Danzig. It was occupied by the Swedes in the 1630's and used by them as a base during the Thirty Years War. However, Gustavus Adolphus never annexed it and it eventually returned to Polish control. This three groschen or trojak was struck 1631-33 in numerous varieties.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.95 g, silver, 20-21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-30; Delzanno-321; SB-19; Bruun-11854.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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