Riga (16)63 solidus
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This specimen was lot 2805 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $55. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDISH LIVONIA: Christina, 1632-1654, BI solidus, Riga, [16]63, a lovely example, PCGS graded MS63." This type was struck by the city of Riga 1660-68 while under Swedish occupation. It is common. Note the "SOLIDVS CIVI RIG·" on the reverse. One thaler was 48 solidi or schillings. The city later returned to Polish rule but was contested between Poland, Sweden and Russia for the next century, Russia emerging the eventual victor. Riga is today the capital of Latvia.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.54 g, billon, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-55, Haljak-1572.
- 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]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.
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