Estonia (15)62 schilling
This specimen was lot 11012 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Reval (Estonia). Solidus, 1562. Reval Mint. Erik XIV. NGC VF Details--Bent. Deep toning. From the L.E. Bruun Collection. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: C. P. Humble Collection (Stockholm - 1852) Lot #324." One mark was 48 schilling or solidi. This type was struck 1561-65 and undated. A variety exists with a coronet added to the chief of the shield. The Swedes seized Estonia in 1561 and held it until 1721, when they ceded it to Peter the Great of Russia.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.98 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 0.81 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB10, SB-25; Delzanno-129; Bruun-11522.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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- Estonia (15)62 1/4 mark = ferding
- Estonia (15)67 schilling = solidus
- Coins and currency dated 1562