Sweden 1607 mark

Künker sale 386, lot 5695

This specimen was lot 5695 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €700 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN, Karl IX. (1560-) 1604-1611. Mark 1607, Stockholm. Hübsche Patina, kl. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Sweden, Charles IX, 1604-11, mark of 1607, Stockholm mint. Handsome patina, minor edge defects, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type is listed for 1607-11 and is scarce. One mark was eight ore and eight marks about equal to a riksdaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.93 g, .021 fine silver (probably a misprint for 0.821 fine), this specimen 4.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 22, SM (2022) 59.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

Link to:

• 1606 mark
• 1606 20 mark
• 1607 ½ mark (4 öre)
• 1607 4 mark
• 1608 mark
• 1608 4 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1607