Sweden 1661-KM 2-1/2 ore

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 21523

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 21523 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 2 1/2 Ore, 1661. Avesta Mint. Karl XI (1660-97). NGC VF-25 BN. Diamond between crowns. The only piece seen at NGC, and housed within an oversized holder. Struck the year following the death of Charles X, when his son was just six years old. Hedwig Eleonora acted as regent at the time, having declined the proposed marriage to Charles II of England in 1661 ostensibly to remain faithful to her recently deceased husband. A one year issue, and an odd denomination that is only infrequently available. Well struck and nicely centered with a thick fully original coffee bean brown patina. A few areas of light encrustation that have not been disturbed, with all of the design elements boldly preserved. A delightful example of the issue that is sure to attract considerable attention. From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection." This is the only issue of this denomination in the seventeenth century. Eight öre made a mark.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 44.3 g, copper, this specimen 47 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: AAH-329; KM-235.

Source:

• 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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• 1660 largesse 1/3 riksdaler, on the death of Karl X Gustav = 4 mark
• 1660 largesse 2/3 riksdaler, on the death of Karl X Gustav = 8 mark
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