Livonia (16)18 solidus

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74409

This specimen was lot 74409 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND. Livonia (Riga). Solidus, (16)18. PCGS MS-62. A well made example for the type with a mostly centered strike and a good amount of original surfaces remaining." This type was struck 1617-19 just before the Swedish occupation in 1621.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon.

Catalog reference: KM 16.3, listed under Lithuania, Kop-8157.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• Lithuania 1616 schilling, Vilnius mint
• Riga (16)17 solidus
• Lithuania 1618 10 ducats Fr-4
• Riga (16)19 solidus
• Riga 1620 3 polker, Sigismund
• Riga (16)21 schilling, Sigismund
• Riga (16)21 solidus, Gustavus Adolphus
• Coins and currency dated 1618