Sweden 1714-LC mark
This specimen was lot 2282 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 90 CHF (about US$131 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEDEN Karl XII. 1697-1718. Mark 1714, Stockholm. Selten. Sehr schön. Henkelspur. (kingdom of Sweden, Charles XII, 1697-1718, mark of 1714, Stockholm mint. Rare, Very Fine, Mount mark.)"
This silver mark was struck in Sweden 1697-1717 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. The king, Charles XII, was a prisoner of the Turks, having fled the Ukraine after the battle of Poltava. One mark was eight öre.
Recorded mintage: 82,554.
Specifications: 5.2 g, 0.694 fine silver, 24.3 mm diameter, this specimen 4.83 g.
Catalog reference: KM 313, Delzanno 86 (R). SM 96.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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