Riga 1701 1/24 thaler
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This specimen was lot 11358 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €85 (about US$89). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/24 Taler, 1701. Riga Mint. Karl XII. NGC EF Details--Bent. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." Riga and Livonia were seized by Sweden from Poland in 1621 and retained by them until their loss to Russia in 1721. The "24" on the reverse indicates 24 in a thaler; the "3" indicates three kreuzer or one groschen. This type was struck 1700-01.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.14 g, silver or billon, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-91; Delzanno-127; SB-125; Bruun-12599.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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