Sweden 1714-LC mark

Sincona sale 97, lot 2282

This specimen was lot 2282 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 90 CHF (about US$131 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN Karl XII. 1697-1718. Mark 1714, Stockholm. Selten. Sehr schön. Henkelspur. (kingdom of Sweden, Charles XII, 1697-1718, mark of 1714, Stockholm mint. Rare, Very Fine, Mount mark.)"

This silver mark was struck in Sweden 1697-1717 in the closing stages of the Great Northern War when Sweden was losing and the government bankrupt. The king, Charles XII, was a prisoner of the Turks, having fled the Ukraine after the battle of Poltava. One mark was eight öre.

Recorded mintage: 82,554.

Specifications: 5.2 g, 0.694 fine silver, 24.3 mm diameter, this specimen 4.83 g.

Catalog reference: KM 313, Delzanno 86 (R). SM 96.

Sources:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1713/2 mark
• 1714 2 mark
• 1714 ducat
• Sweden 1715 ore (S.M.)
• 1715 billon öre
• 1716 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1714