Sweden 1695-AS ducat Fr-45
This specimen was lot 1255 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €31,200 (about US$34,576 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Bright and Reflective Ducat of Karl XI, SWEDEN. Ducat, 1695. Stockholm Mint. Karl XI. NGC MS-61. Mintmaster: Anders Strömner (AS). Engraver: Arvid Karlsteen. VERY RARE with one a few traded over the last decades. This Ducat is exceedingly beautiful, with bright luster and a brilliant reflectivity. Unlike both the Hagander and the Ljunggren pieces, this one has not been bent, further adding to its desirability. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Axel A. Fröling Collection (Stockholm - 1857) Lot # 321"
This type was struck 1677-95 but all the issues were small, reflecting the king's poverty.
Recorded mintage: 1,683.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.972 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-45; KM-283; SM-52(49); SG-64; Bruun-12529.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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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