Sweden 1714-LC ducat Fr-50

Sincona sale 87, lot 3091

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^[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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1710 ducat
• 1714 2 mark
• 1716 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1714