Livonia 1660-IM thaler Dav-4596
This specimen was lot 184 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,688 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Sweden - Riksdaler 1660 IM, Silver, CARL XI 1660-1697, RIGA Youthful draped bust right. Rev. city arms of Riga large in field, crowned by a hand from heaven. Single flag on towers. RR. Very rare Verdigris, minor scratches and flan flaws; still a strong, desirable piece. Very fine +." The Swedish rulers of Livonia (now Latvia) issued a variety of thalers for Riga in the seventeenth century, all rare. This one varies from the otherwise identical Dav-A4596 by having single pennants flapping from the towers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.53 g.
Catalog reference: S.B. 92a; Haljak 1561 (2R), Neumann 53, Dav-4596, KM 56.2.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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