Riga 1566 ferding

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2810

This specimen was lot 2810 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LIVONIA: Free City, AR ferding, 1566, an attractive lustrous example, PCGS graded AU55, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." Riga, a Hanseatic town, vigorously attempted to remain independent but fell under the control of the local bishop. Clerical rule ended with the coming of the Reformation and Riga was briefly independent before being incorporated in 1582 into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and, by extension, the kingdom of Poland. Riga was taken by the Swedes in 1629 and by the Russians in 1721. Riga is today the capital of Latvia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: silver, this specimen 2.86 g.

Catalog reference: Fed-580, Neum-7.

Sources:

• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

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