Sweden 1795-OL ducat Fr-76
This specimen was lot 1623 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 10,000 CHF (about US$12,138 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWEDEN. Gustav IV. Adolph, 1792-1809. Dukat 1795, Stockholm. Mit der Signatur OL (Olof Lidijn, Münzmeister in Stockholm, 1773-1819). Sehr selten. Fast FDC. NGC MS63. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (kingdom of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolphus, 1792-1809, ducat of 1795, Stockholm mint with mintmaster's initials "OL". Very rare, About uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"
This rare type is listed in the SCWC for 1793-95. Friedberg merges it with the subsequent issue of 1796-98 (KM 545) but the king's hairstyle is distinctly different. In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler.
Recorded mintage: 4,071.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.976 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 541, Delzanno 3 a, AAH 3, Fr-76.
- 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.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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