Sweden 1628 ore KM-115
This specimen was lot 11031 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €89 (about US$103). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Öre, 1628. Säter Mint. Gustav II Adolf. NGC EF Details--Environmental Damage. From the L.E. Bruun Collection. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: C. P. Humble Collection (Stockholm - 1852) Lot # 516." This denomination was struck in billon and copper from numerous mints. This type is listed for 1627-31 and is common in low grade. The death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632 completely disrupted Swedish dreams of becoming a Great Power.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, 28.3 g, 41 mm diameter, this specimen 19.36 g.
Catalog reference: KM-115; SM-166b; Delzanno-207; Bruun-11822.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
Links to:
- MDCXXVII (1627) copper öre, Säter mint, crossed arrows reverse
- MDCXXVII (1627) öre, Nykoping mint
- 1628 copper öre, Arboga mint
- 1629 fÿrk (¼ öre)
- MDCXXIX (1629) copper öre, Säter mint, crossed arrows reverse
- MDCXXIX (1629) copper öre, Nyköping mint, griffin reverse
- MDCXXX (1630) copper öre, Säter mint
- 1633 billon öre
- Coins and currency dated 1628