Sweden 1598 mark
This specimen was lot 32248 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $2,220. The catalog description[1] noted, "Sweden: Carl IX, as Duke of Södermannland Klippe Mark 1598 XF45 PCGS. Nicely toned with underlying luster and ripples of iridescence." Wikipedia comments, "Sigismund was the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I of Poland. Elected monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, he sought to unify Poland and Sweden under one Catholic kingdom, and when he succeeded his deceased father in 1592 the Polish–Swedish union was created. Opposition in Protestant Sweden caused a war against Sigismund headed by Sigismund's uncle Charles IX, who deposed him in 1599." This type was struck in 1598 with two and four digit dates. One daler was 32 öre or four mark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.07 g, silver, 20 x 20 mm.
Catalog reference: AAH-16a, KM MB235.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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