Sweden 1635 ore KM-159
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This specimen was lot 11280 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €264 (about US$275). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Öre, 1635. Göteborg Mint. Kristina. NGC VF-30. Variation with (NOV) in legend. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex: Ole Devegge Collection (Copenhagen-1851/1867) Lot # 5835a." The death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632 completely disrupted Swedish dreams of becoming a Great Power. This type was struck 1635-36. The Goteborg mint closed in 1636.
Recorded mintage: 105,000.
Specifications: 1.23 g, 0.375 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter, this specimen 1.16 g.
Catalog reference: KM-159; Delzanno-158; SM-92; Bruun-11921.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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