Sweden 1718-LC riksdaler Dav-1716

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Künker sale 263, lot 2038

This specimen was lot 2038 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KÖNIGREICH Karl XII. 1697-1718. Riksdaler 1718, Stockholm. Mit Stern im Mittelschild. Attraktives, vorzügliches Exemplar. (kingdom of Sweden, Charles XII, 1697-1718, riksdaler of 1718, Stockholm mint, with star on escutcheon. Attractive extremely fine.)"

In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler. This scarce one year type, the last for king Carl XII, has long been expensive. A very rare variety exists with a rosette on the reverse arms rather than a star.

Recorded mintage: 10,000.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-362; Ahlström 29 a, Dav-1716.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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