Sweden 1569 4 mark

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43489

This specimen was lot 43489 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 4 Mark Klippe, 1569. Stockholm Mint. Johan III. NGC AU-55. S[ie]ge Klippe struck for the assault on Stockholm beginning in 1568. A well-struck example with lightly toned surfaces and pleasing details." One mark was eight öre.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 13.01 g.

Catalog reference: Tingström-44; Levin-771; AAH-124.

Source:

• 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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