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[[Image:S87-3091.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 3091]]
 
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This specimen was lot 3091 in Sincona sale 87 (Zurich, October 2023), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$5,117 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEDEN, Karl XII. 1697-1718. Dukat 1714, Stockholm. Mit der Signatur LC (Lorentz Careelberg, Münzmeister in Stockholm, 1706-1722). Selten.'' (kingdom of [[Sweden]], Charles XII, 1697-1718, ducat of 1714, Stockholm mint, with mintmaster's initials LC. Rare. NGC AU58.)"</blockquote> In 1714, Sweden was losing the Great Northern War and the state was nearly bankrupt. The king, Charles XII, was a prisoner of the Turks, having fled the Ukraine after the battle of Poltava. In 1721, Sweden would surrender the Baltic provinces to Russia, Bremen and Verden to Hanover, most of Swedish Pomerania to Prussia and recognize Danish control of Schleswig-Holstein. This rare type was struck 1712-17.
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This specimen was lot 3091 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$5,117 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEDEN, Karl XII. 1697-1718. Dukat 1714, Stockholm. Mit der Signatur LC (Lorentz Careelberg, Münzmeister in Stockholm, 1706-1722). Selten.'' (kingdom of [[Sweden]], Charles XII, 1697-1718, ducat of 1714, Stockholm mint, with mintmaster's initials LC. Rare. NGC AU58.)"</blockquote> In 1714, Sweden was losing the Great Northern War and the state was nearly bankrupt. The king, Charles XII, was a prisoner of the Turks, having fled the Ukraine after the battle of Poltava. In 1721, Sweden would surrender the Baltic provinces to Russia, Bremen and Verden to Hanover, most of Swedish Pomerania to Prussia and recognize Danish control of Schleswig-Holstein. This rare type was struck 1712-17.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 16,000.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 16,000.  
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
 
* Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, ''Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden.'' Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
 
* 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.
 
* Delzanno, Roberto, ''Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen'', Stockholm, 2021.
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* [[Sweden 1710-LC ducat Fr-50|1710 ducat]]
 
* [[Sweden 1710-LC ducat Fr-50|1710 ducat]]
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* [[Sweden 1713-LC 5 ore|1713-LC 5 öre]]
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* [[Sweden 1713 1/2 daler]] plate
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* [[Sweden 1713 2 daler]] plate
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* [[Sweden 1714-LC mark|1714 mark]]
 
* [[Sweden 1714-LC 2 mark|1714 2 mark]]
 
* [[Sweden 1714-LC 2 mark|1714 2 mark]]
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* [[Sweden 1716-LC ducat Fr-50|1716 ducat]]
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* [[Sweden 1715 ore (S.M.)|1715 copper öre]]
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* [[Sweden 1715-LC ore|1715-LC billon öre]]
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* [[Sweden 1715-LC ducat Fr-50|1715-LC ducat]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1714]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1714]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 84, 85, 86, 87]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 84, 85, 86, 87]]

Latest revision as of 13:29, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 87, lot 3091

This specimen was lot 3091 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$5,117 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN, Karl XII. 1697-1718. Dukat 1714, Stockholm. Mit der Signatur LC (Lorentz Careelberg, Münzmeister in Stockholm, 1706-1722). Selten. (kingdom of Sweden, Charles XII, 1697-1718, ducat of 1714, Stockholm mint, with mintmaster's initials LC. Rare. NGC AU58.)"

In 1714, Sweden was losing the Great Northern War and the state was nearly bankrupt. The king, Charles XII, was a prisoner of the Turks, having fled the Ukraine after the battle of Poltava. In 1721, Sweden would surrender the Baltic provinces to Russia, Bremen and Verden to Hanover, most of Swedish Pomerania to Prussia and recognize Danish control of Schleswig-Holstein. This rare type was struck 1712-17.

Recorded mintage: 16,000.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.976 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 350, Delzanno 17, AAH 16, Fr-50.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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