Sweden (15)61 1/2 ore
This specimen was lot 11235 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €65 (about US$68). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/2 Öre, 1561. Stockholm Mint. Erik XIV. NGC VF Details--Damaged. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." Erik XIV (1543-77) succeeded his father Gustav Vasa in 1560. After displaying symptoms of insanity, he was deposed by his half brother John III in 1568 and spent the rest of his life in prison. This type was struck in substantial quantities 1561 and 1563-68. One daler was four mark or 32 öre.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.25 g, 0.500 fine silver, 26-30 mm diameter, this specimen 1.35 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB105, Delzanno-50; SM-36; Bruun-11510.
- 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.
- [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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