Sweden 1633 ore

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 11278

This specimen was lot 11278 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €432 (about US$450). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Öre, 1633. Stockholm Mint. Christina. NGC VF Details--Bent. Very rare variation with volutes. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632 completely disrupted Swedish dreams of becoming a Great Power. This type was struck for the young queen Christina in 1633-37, 1650 and 1653. Some have her name spelled "CHRITINA" in error.

Recorded mintage: 682,699 (all varieties).

Specifications: 1.23 g, 0.375 fine silver, this specimen 1.21 g.

Catalog reference: KM-153; Delzanno-141; SM-83; Bruun-11915.

Sources:

• Bjorne Ahlström, 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.
• Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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