Sweden 1626 2 ore
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This specimen was lot 4441 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "Sweden. 2 Ore, 1626. Copper. Square planchet. Gustaf II Adolphus, 1611-1632. Crown above G A R, S below. Reverse: Sheaf, value and date. Fine." In the late seventeenth century, the Swedish mints oscillated between striking this denomination in copper (shown here) and billon (KM 241). This type was struck at 1625-27 at Säter and Nyköping and is very scarce. Eight öre made a mark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 58.6 g, copper, this specimen 54.5 grams.
Catalog reference: KM-107.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
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