Sweden 1608 4 mark
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This specimen was lot 2015 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEDEN, Karl IX. 1604-1611. 4 Mark 1608, Stockholm. Fast vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (kingdom of Sweden, Charles IX, 1604-11, four mark of 1608, Stockholm mint. About extremely fine, Attractively toned.)"
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. One riksdaler was 48 öre or six mark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 19.74 g, .821 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-24; Ahlström 38.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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