Sweden (15)67 1/2 ore
This specimen was lot 11013 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €170.80 (about US$197). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/2 Öre, 1567. Stockholm Mint. Erik XIV. NGC VF Details--Environmental Damage. Rare date. From the L.E. Bruun Collection. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)." Erik XIV succeeded to the throne in 1560 at the age of twenty-six. He started showing signs of insanity in 1563 and was deposed by his brother Johan in 1568 and imprisoned. This type was struck 1561-68. Four fÿrk made an öre and 128 fÿrk made a daler.
Recorded mintage: 259,076.
Specification: 1.67 g, 0.141 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 1.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB105, SM-41; Delzanno-55; Bruun-11545.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, 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, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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