Sweden 1615 16 mark Fr-28
This specimen was lot 1245 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €72,000 (about US$79,791 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Impressively Preserved and Problem Free 16 Mark, SWEDEN. Gold 16 Mark, 1615. Stockholm Mint. Gustav II Adolf. NGC AU-53. Mintmaster: Gillis (Julius) Coyet the younger. An EXTREMELY RARE one-year type (Hagander mentions 'an insignificant emission') with probably no more than four specimens in private hands. This lightly handled 16 Mark offers a pleasing eye appeal and is rather handsome. The coin exudes a soft brilliance, with the luster most notable in the protected areas of the design. Wear is limited to the highest portions of the design, and the flan is charmingly free of major flaws or marking. An impressive piece on both preservation and rarity. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Danish National Museum Duplicates (Copenhagen - 5/1883) Ex: J. Siökrona Collection; later purchased en bloc by the Royal Danish Coins and Medals Collection and the duplicates sold at auction."
This type is listed for 1615 only and is very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.95 g, .979 fine gold, 26.1 mm diameter, this specimen 4.95 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-28, KM-68; SM-5(6); SG-6, Hagander-65; Bruun-11749.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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