Sweden 1610 riksdaler Dav-4511

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Künker sale 293, lot 2159

This specimen was lot 2159 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,291 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN, KÖNIGREICH, Karl IX. (1560-) 1604-1611. Riksdaler 1610, Stockholm. Variante mit MEVM in der Rückseitenumschrift. R Attraktives, sehr schönes Exemplar mit schöner Patina. (kingdom of Sweden, Charles IX, 1604-11, riksdaler of 1610, Stockholm mint, variety with MEVM in the obverse legend. Scarce, attractive, very fine example with handsome patina.)"

This type was issued 1607 and 1610-11. Many varieties exist, depending on the placement of "MEVM" and "NOS" on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.

Specification: 29.25 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-4511; Ahlström 23 a; KM 26.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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