Estonia 1671-LN 4 ore KM-7
This specimen was lot 49423 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Narva (Estonia). 4 Ore, 1671-LN. Narva Mint. Karl XI. NGC EF Details--Scratches. Variety without inner circle. Ex: Eric P. Newman. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green." The Swedes conquered Estonia from the Livonian Knights early in the sixteenth century. Peter the Great greatly desired possession of Estonia and occupied it in 1710; the Swedes formally ceded it to him in 1721. It remained Russian until after World War One. The Narva mint operated briefly in the early 1670's and struck one, two and four öre. This denomination was struck in numerous varieties in 1671 (KM 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6, 7, 8, 9.1 and 9.2). This one shows the mintmaster's initials below the shield and lacks inner circles.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.25 g, silver, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-7; AAJ-7.
- 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, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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