Livonia (16)59 solidus
This specimen was lot 32617 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "LIVONIA. Swedish Occupation. Solidus, "59" (1659). Riga Mint. Karl X Gustav. PCGS MS-61." This specimen was offered again as lot 46962 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $105. This type was struck 1654-60 and has a low catalog value. This example was struck using mislaingned roller dies; part of a second reverse impression is visible. This denomination as issued for queen Christina (KM 21) is quite a bit more available. Riga and Livonia were seized by Sweden from Poland in 1621 and retained by them until their loss to Russia in 1721.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-50.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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