Sweden 1534 daler Dav-8692

Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1241

This specimen was lot 1241 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €22,800 (about US$25,267 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Evenly Handled and Deeply Toned 1534 Riksdaler, The First Taler of Sweden, SWEDEN. Riksdaler, 1534. Stockholm Mint. Gustav Vasa. NGC VF-30. "Crown" variation. This is the first Taler of Sweden, struck in the style and size of the Joachimstalers by the counts of Schlick. It also marks the transformation of Swedish coinage from medieval coinage. The enigmatic mintmark on the reverse, resembling an ear, is yet to be attributed to a mintmaster. Few pieces have survived to this day; most were probably melted down to produce Talers of inferior silver content, as the Swedish standard dropped from the then approximately 28 grams to 25.6 grams as early as 1542. While the coin does show signs of wear, the reverse clearly rises above the numeric grade, and the reddish-brown toning with hints of blue to the obverse enhances the details to make this a most pleasing example. As the first Taler of Sweden and from the King who secured Swedish independence the importance of this rare and coveted type cannot be overstated. Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922). Ex: Johan Scharp Collection (Stockholm - 1851/1853) Lot # 165."

Daveport records four different dalers for 1534: Dav-8691 (standing figure of the king, wearing a cap), Dav-8692 (standing figure of the king, wearing a crown, shown here), Dav-8693 (small caped bust) and Dav-8694 (large caped bust). All are rare. Gustav Vasa is considered the father of Sweden, having led her permanent separation from Denmark.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29 g, 0.953 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, this specimen 28.88 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB48; Dav-8692; SM-106(99); Delzanno-7: Hagander-3; Appelgren-479; Bruun auction-370; Bruun-11443.

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.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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