Sweden 1647-DK 4 mark

Heritage sale 3029, lot 30973

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30973 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Christina 4 Mark 1647-DK, XF40 NGC. Circle of dots on the reverse. An attractive example of this large silver type with a laureate bust of Queen Christina on the obverse. The surfaces are evenly toned and very appealing and the design details are bold. A very scarce type with that old-time cabinet feel." Earlier four mark were 19.74 g, .821 fine; this type of 1647-49 is heavier but lower in fineness, containing about the same amount of silver. The subsequent issues of the 1660's were 20.80 g, .694 fine silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22.02 g, 0.750 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 193, SM-48a.

Source:

• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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