Sweden 1522 ore
This specimen was lot 11222 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €576 (about US$600). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Öre, 1522. Stockholm Mint. Gustav Vasa. NGC EF Details--Planchet Flaw. Minted with the date 1522 but issued between 1524-1527. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." Gustav Vasa permanently separated Sweden from Denmark-Norway and ended the Kalmar Union. His reign is considered the beginning of modern Swedish history. Among other reforms, he made one gyllen = 18 öre. This type is listed for 1522-23 and 1528-30 in many varieties. The obverse figure is of medieval king Eric, who was canonized after his death.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.35 g, 0.313 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 2.51 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB14, Delzanno-182; SM-41b; Bruun-11410.
- 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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