Estonia (1569-92) schilling

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2451

This specimen was lot 2451 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ESTONIA (SWEDISH): Johan III, 1569-1592, AR shilling, Reval, ND (1568-1592), PCGS graded AU53." Many varieties exist in the obverse legend. A few are known dated 1570. Forty eight schilling made a mark. The Swedes seized Estonia in 1561 and held it until 1721, when they ceded it to Peter the Great of Russia. King Erik XIV (r. 1560-68) was ousted and later murdered by his half-brother Johann III (r. 1569-92).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.78 g, billon, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Ahlström-43, Haljak-1210, KM MB15.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlström, 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• Estonia (15)67 schilling, Reval mint, Erik XIV
• Sweden 1569 4 mark, siege coinage, Johann III
• Coins and currency dated 1569