Sweden 1607 4 mark

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40786

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40786 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 4 Mark, 1607. NGC MS-62. Carl IX (1604-11). Nice strike, lustrous and very attractive." This coin was struck 1607-11; all dates are scarce or rare. Unlike the similar Norwegian four mark, this coin did not rate a Davenport number.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 19.74 g, .821 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-24; AAH-37.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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