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This specimen was lot 22460 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $349. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWEDEN. 4 Mark, 1709. Carl XII (1697-1718). Edge bump. VERY FINE." This type was struck 1708-16 and most dates, including this one, are low mintage. This specimen sold for considerably more than catalog value. In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = 1 mark and 96 öre = 1 riksdaler so this coin, a four mark, was one-third of a riksdaler.
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This specimen was lot 22460 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $349. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SWEDEN. 4 Mark, 1709. Carl XII (1697-1718). Edge bump. VERY FINE." This type was struck 1708-16 and most dates, including this one, are low mintage. This specimen sold for considerably more than catalog value. In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler so this coin, a four mark, was two-thirds of a riksdaler.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 10,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 10,000.
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* [[Pomerania 1709 thaler Dav-1872|Swedish Pomerania 1709 medallic thaler]]
 
* [[Pomerania 1709 thaler Dav-1872|Swedish Pomerania 1709 medallic thaler]]
 
* [[Sweden 1710-LC 2 mark|1710-LC 2 mark]]
 
* [[Sweden 1710-LC 2 mark|1710-LC 2 mark]]
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* [[Sweden 1710 1/2 daler|1710 half daler plate]]
 
* [[Sweden 1710-LC ducat Fr-50|1710 ducat]]
 
* [[Sweden 1710-LC ducat Fr-50|1710 ducat]]
 
* [[Sweden 1711-LC 4 mark|1711 4 mark]]
 
* [[Sweden 1711-LC 4 mark|1711 4 mark]]

Latest revision as of 09:40, 12 May 2025

Ponterio sale 169, lot 22460
Sweden 1709 4 mark rev Ponterio 169-22460.jpg

This specimen was lot 22460 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $349. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 4 Mark, 1709. Carl XII (1697-1718). Edge bump. VERY FINE." This type was struck 1708-16 and most dates, including this one, are low mintage. This specimen sold for considerably more than catalog value. In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 48 öre = one riksdaler so this coin, a four mark, was two-thirds of a riksdaler.

Recorded mintage: 10,000.

Specification: 20.80 g, 0.694 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-337.

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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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