Sweden 1772-AL riksdaler Dav-1734
This specimen was lot 1270 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €15,600 (about US$17,288 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Alluring Plus Graded Riksdaler with Impressively Preserved Details, SWEDEN. Riksdaler, 1772. Stockholm Mint. Gustav III. NGC MS-65+. Portrait of 1772. Edge lettering: MANIBVS NE LAEDAR AVARIS ("May I not be damaged by avaricious hands"). Mintmaster: Albrekt Lindberg (AL). Engraver Carl Gustaf Fehrman. A precisely produced Gem, this Riksdaler is beautifully detailed and the as-made dielines provide a touch of character to the surfaces. Colorful toning is seen in different locations, most vibrantly at the legends and in the protected areas of the design. It should not be a surprise that NGC has not seen a finer example of this date. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922)."
In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 öre = 1 riksdaler. This type was struck 1771-75 and is fairly scarce.
Recorded mintage: 51,062.
Specification: 29.25 g, 0.878 fine silver, 41 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 29.35 g.
Catalog reference: KM-509; Dav-1734; SM-38(38); Delzanno-3; Hagander-514; Bruun auction-2055; Bruun-13090.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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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