Sweden 1630 ore
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This specimen was lot 11035 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €109 (about US$127). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Öre, 1630. Säter Mint. Gustav II Adolf. NGC VF-30 Brown. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." 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 25.73 g.
Catalog reference: KM-115; SM-171g; Delzanno-234; Bruun-11843.
- 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.
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