Difference between revisions of "Riga (16)55 solidus"
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| − | This specimen was lot 45609 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $65. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "POLAND. Livonia (Riga). Solidus, (16)55. Riga Mint. Karl X Gustav. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. Struck during the Swedish occupation. A well centered and very boldly detailed Solidus, with bright metallic field luster and some rust-colored streaks on the planchet." This obscure type is listed for 1654-60. This denomination issued for queen Christina (KM 21) is quite a bit more available. Riga and [[Livonia]] were seized by [[Sweden]] from [[Poland]] in 1621 and retained by them until their loss to [[Russia]] in 1721. | + | This specimen was lot 45609 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $65. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "POLAND. Livonia (Riga). Solidus, (16)55. Riga Mint. Karl X Gustav. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. Struck during the Swedish occupation. A well centered and very boldly detailed Solidus, with bright metallic field luster and some rust-colored streaks on the planchet." This obscure type is listed for 1654-60. This denomination issued for queen Christina (KM 21) is quite a bit more available. The reverse legend, "SOLIDVS · CIVI · RIG", confirms this as a municipal issue specifically for Riga rather than a provincial issue. Riga and [[Livonia]] were seized by [[Sweden]] from [[Poland]] in 1621 and retained by them until their loss to [[Russia]] in 1721. |
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''Specification:'' 0.51-0.54 g, billon, 15 mm diameter. | ''Specification:'' 0.51-0.54 g, billon, 15 mm diameter. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-50. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-50 (listed under Livonia). |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 6 August 2026
This specimen was lot 45609 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. Livonia (Riga). Solidus, (16)55. Riga Mint. Karl X Gustav. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. Struck during the Swedish occupation. A well centered and very boldly detailed Solidus, with bright metallic field luster and some rust-colored streaks on the planchet." This obscure type is listed for 1654-60. This denomination issued for queen Christina (KM 21) is quite a bit more available. The reverse legend, "SOLIDVS · CIVI · RIG", confirms this as a municipal issue specifically for Riga rather than a provincial issue. Riga and Livonia were seized by Sweden from Poland in 1621 and retained by them until their loss to Russia in 1721.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.51-0.54 g, billon, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-50 (listed under Livonia).
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
Link to:
- Riga (16)54 solidus, Christina
- Riga (16)54 solidus KM-50, Charles X Gustav
- Livonia (16)54 solidus KM-4 Karl X Gustav
- Livonia (16)57 solidus
- Livonia (16)58 solidus
- Coins and currency dated 1655