Sweden 1534 daler Dav-8693
This specimen was lot 7502 in Künker auction 208 (Osnabrück, March 2012), where it sold for €42,000 (about US$65,625 including buyer's fee). The catalog description noted,
"KÖNIG GUSTAV ERIKSSON VASA, 1521-1560, Daler 1534, Stockholm. "Svärdet". Münzmeister Anders Hansson. + GOSTAV9 : D : G ° SVECIE : GOTHOZQ3 ° REX Gekröntes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel, in der Rechten geschultertes Zepter, zu den Seiten die geteilte Jahreszahl 15 - 34//+ OMNIS • POTESTAS : A : DEO : EST : AD : 15 L (Buchstabe O, darin Buchstabe T) : Gekröntes, vierfeldiges Wappen: Drei Kronen (Tre kronor) / Folkunger-Löwe (Folkungar) mit Mittelschild Korngarbe (Vasa). Ahlström 101 (XR, dieses Exemplar); Dav. 8693; Hagander 4. Von allergrößter Seltenheit. 3. bekanntes Exemplar in Privatbesitz. Feine Patina, fast sehr schön/sehr schön. (Sweden, KING GUSTAV ERIKSSON VASA, 1521-1560, Daler of 1534, Stockholm mint, 'sword' type. Mint master Anders Hansson. Obverse: + GOSTAV9 : D : G ° SVECIE : GOTHOZQ3 ° REX Crowned bust right with cloak wrapped around him, scepter on the right shoulder, dividing the date 15 - 34; reverse: + OMNIS • POTESTAS : A : DEO : EST : AD : 15 L (letter O, therein letter T) : Crowned and quartered arms: first and third quarters: Three crowns (Tre kronor); second and fourth quarters: Folkunger lion (Folkungar) with escutcheon showing a sheaf of grain (Vasa). Extremely rare. Third known example in private ownership. Fine patina, almost very fine/very fine.)
Exemplar der Slg. Sven Svensson, Auktion Hirsch Myntauktioner 1, Stockholm 1966, Nr. 157 und der Slg. Gunnar Ekström, Auktion Ahlström 12, Stockholm 1976, Nr. 5. Erworben 1992 von Claes-Olof Algård, Vancouver. 1534 års daler med en bröstbild av kungen, hållande ett svärd över axeln, hör till den svenska numismatikens klassiska rariteter. Typen är den tidigaste av dalrarna med något mindre diameter, och till präglingen har endast en uppsättning stampar använts. Följaktligen är den mycket sällsynt, vilket också beror på att 1534 års dalervalörer i stor utsträckning försvann utomlands. Det pågående kriget mot Lübeck och den avsatte Christian II:s anhängare – den s k grevefejden - drog stora kostnader, dels i form av löner till legoknektarna, dels i form av stöd till Gustav Vasas danske bundsförvant, den blivande kung Christian III. Det bevarade källmaterialet innehåller uppgifter om stora utbetalningar i daler till båda dessa ändamål. Endast 6 exemplar har bevarats till våra dagar av detta typmynt, varav 3 befinner sig i privat ägo. De övriga två privatägda exemplaren är Virgil Brands, sålt 1982 i Zürich och förmodligen härstammande ur Israel Berghmans samling, samt det ex som senast såldes på Nordlinds auktion 26/11 2006, lot 70. (This example from the Sven Svensson Collection, Hirsch Coin Auction 1, Stockholm 1966, No. 157 and Gunnar Ekström Collection, Ahlström Auction 12, Stockholm 1976, No. 5. Acquired in 1992 from Claes-Olof Algård, Vancouver. The 1534 daler with a bust of the king, holding a sword over his shoulder, is one of the classic rarities of Swedish numismatics. The type is the earliest of the dalers with a slightly smaller diameter, and only one set of dies was used for the minting. Consequently, it is very rare, which is also due to the fact that the 1534 daler denominations largely disappeared abroad. The ongoing war against Lübeck and the supporters of the deposed Christian II – the so-called Counts' Feud – entailed great costs, partly in the form of pay for the mercenaries, and partly in the form of support for Gustav Vasa's Danish ally, the future King Christian III. The surviving source material contains information about large payments in dalers for both of these purposes. Only six specimens of this type coin have survived to this day, of which three are in private ownership. The other two privately owned specimens are from the Virgil Brand collection, sold in 1982 in Zurich and probably originating from the Israel Berghmans collection, and the specimen that was last sold at Nordlind's auction on 26/11 2006, lot 70.)
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), Dav-8693 (small caped bust, shown here) 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 28.70 g.
Catalog reference: Ahlström 101 (XR, this example); Hagander 4; Dav-8693.
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
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