| Spink > Auction 24004 | Auction date: 4 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 385 Price realized: 3,200 GBP (Approx. 4,022 USD / 3,736 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Sweden, Gustav II Adolf (1611-1632), 4-Mark, 1613, Stockholm, Type I, GVSTAVVS • ADOLF • D:G • DESIGNAT • REX • SVECIÆ • PRINCEPS • HÆR • // GLORIA • ALTISSIMO • SVORVM • REFUGIO • laureate and armoured three-quarters bust left, Hebrew tetragrammaton in rays above, rev. • IIII • SVENSKE • MARKR • 1613 • three crowned shields, 19.60g [302.5grns], 2h (SM 44; KM 64), hairline striking split at 1 o'clock, an historic collection number carelessly shaved before face, otherwise residually lustrous but irregularly toned, nearing extremely fine for issue, scarcely offered in commerce, the date even more seldom, especially in this superbly wholesome grade, very rare thus. Provenance, The Dr Frank Becker Collection of World Coins, Ahlström-Thomas Høiland Auction, 25 November 2006, lot 359 Estimate: £2400 - £3000 |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551 | Auction date: 29 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 789 Price realized: 325 USD (Approx. 297 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SWEDEN. Gustav II Adolf den store (the Great), with Maria Eleanora. 1611–1632. Cast AR Medal (40mm, 11.39 g, 12h). Marriage. Cast 1620. + GVSTAVVS · ADOLP · D : G : S(VE)D : GOTHOR · VANDALOR · REX MAG P . FINLA(ND) . DVX ETHONI CAREL L (NE)CNO INGRI, laureate and armored bust facing slightly right, holding baton; LS below / MARIA ELEONORA SVEC · GOT · VAN · REG · M · P · F · D · E[ · ]ET C · I · D ·, crowned bust of Maria Eleonora left. Cf. Delzanno p. 510 (for similar); Hildebrand, Sveriges 20/304 (obv./rev.). Toned, traces of deposts in devices, flan crack, holed with original suspension loop, chased. Near VF. Very rare. Ex J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
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| Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki > Auction 13 | Auction date: 9 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 313 Price realized: 2,613 EUR (Approx. 2,864 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Pomerania, Swedish rule, Gustav II Adolf, 1/2 Posthumous Thaler Wolgast 1634 - RARE Rare issue minted on the occasion of the transport of the body of King Gustav II Adolf to Stockholm. The coin is modeled on a medal by S. Dadler. The coin has been listed on the world market only a few times. Fine dark layer toning. Western Pomerania under Sweden, Gustav II Adolf (1632), Posthumous 1/2 Thaler 1634, Wolgast mint Obverse: full-length figure of King Gustav II Adolf lying on the ground facing up, wearing suit of armour, ermine robe, and crown, his head and feet on pillows, clouds and two winged angels above, carrying the soul of the king to heavens, radiant Tetragrammaton above and battle scene in the background, in field יהוה / VEL MORTUUM FUGIUNT / EUGE SERVE FIDELIS GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS MAGNUS DEI GRATIA SUECOR GOTHOR ET VANDALOR REX AUGUSTUS Reverse: Gustav, wearing armor and holding a Bible and a sword, riding in a chariot drawn by three winged horses over the Hydra of Discord, to left, Faith, holding a Bible topped by a flaming heart and, to right, Courage, holding a column, both crowning the king with a laurel wreath PRINCEPS PIUS VICTOR INCOMPARAB ET GERM LIBERATOR 1634 Diameter 38 mm, weight 14.25 g The burial of King Gustav II Adolf did not take place until about a year and a half after his death. Preparations began in Germany with the embalming of the royal body in Weissenfels. The sarcophagus was then led in a funeral procession to the port town of Wolgast, from where it was to be transported to Sweden. A procession and funeral sermon took place in Wolgast in July 1633, during which coins were thrown out and distributed among the participants. The royal body was then transported by ship across the Baltic Sea to Nyköping, where it remained until the following summer. On the day of the burial, June 22, 1634, all invited mourners gathered at Brännkyrka just outside Stockholm to take part in the solemn procession to Riddarholm Church. The pension master Hans Jörensson joined the funeral procession at the city gate and threw out coins among the people. When the ceremonies were completed, 'honorary pennies' were also distributed to those mourners for whom attending the funeral was particularly difficult. Rzadka emisja wybita z okazji przewiezienia ciała króla Gustawa II Adolfa do Sztokholmu. Moneta wzorowana na medalu autorstwa S. Dadlera. Pozycja notowana na rynku światowym zaledwie kilkukrotnie. Wielowarstwowa, naturalnie ciemna patyna, która nadaje monecie nietuzinkowej prezencji.Reference: Ahlström 15, Hildebrand I, S. 193, 190 Grade: VF+ Starting price: 592 EUR |  |
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| MDC Monnaies de Collection sarl > Auction 14 | Auction date: 3 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1335 Price realized: 1,300,000 EUR (Approx. 1,389,483 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: POLOGNE - POLAND Sigismond III Vasa (1587-1632). 80 ducats 1621 SA / II - VE, Bromberg (Bydgoszcz). PCGS AU50 (43297976). Av. * SIGISMVNDVS* III* D: G: POLONIÆ* ET* SVECIÆ* REX*. Buste cuirassé, la tête nue, avec col en dentelles et écharpe, revêtu de l'Ordre de la toison d'or. Au bas, signature S. A et petite (date) derrière le buste. Rv. * MAGNVS* DVX* LITVAN: RVSS: - :PRVSS: MAS: SAM: LIVON: ZC':*. Écu écartelé de Pologne aux 1 et 4 (aigle couronné) et de Lituanie aux 2 et 3 (cavalier au galop à gauche, l'épée levée et tenant un écu), avec écu de Suède en cœur, écartelé de Suède aux 1 et 4 (trois couronnes) et de Gothie aux 2 et 3 (lion couronné), avec écu de Wasa en cœur (gerbe). Le tout est couronné et entouré du collier de l'Ordre de la Toison d'or ; au-dessus (date). Fr.- - KM.F43 - Hutton-Czapski - - Kopicki.1443 - Kaminski.1768 - Dutkowski.95 - Kaleniecki p.106 (cet ex.) - Jasek coins A/A ; Or - 282,54 g - 69 mm - 12 h Top Pop : c'est le seul exemplaire gradé ! Provient de la collection Clifton-Wild acquis lors de la vente Stack's de décembre 1995, n° 820 ; provenant auparavant de la vente Crédit de la Bourse, avril 1992, n° 806 et antérieurement collection Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz et peut-être de la collection Virgil Brand (qui possédait un 70, un 80 et un 100 ducats). PCGS AU50 (43297976). Légère usure, régulière, des reliefs, avec de petites marques de manipulation dans les champs. De beaux reflets dorés autour des reliefs. Impressionnant buste, dans toute sa majesté. Exceptionnel et une pièce de Musée ! TTB à Superbe. Par Samuel Amman, graveur (SA) et Jakub Jakubson Von Emden (II-VE), maître de la Monnaie de Bromberg. Amman a auparavant travaillé à la Monnaie de Dantzig de 1610 à 1613, où il apportait un grand soin à ses gravures. Exceptionnelle par sa taille et sa beauté, cette frappe de prestige a probablement été réalisée à la suite de la bataille de Khotyn qui voit les forces polono-lithuaniennes, catholiques, l'emporter sur les troupes ottomanes, musulmanes. C'est la première grande victoire qui marque l'arrêt de l'expansion ottomane POLAND Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1632). 80 ducats 1621 SA / II - VE, Bromberg (Bydgoszcz). Obv. * SIGISMVNDVS* III* D: G: POLONIÆ* ET* SVECIÆ* REX*. Armored bust, bare head wearing a lace collar and a sash, adorned with the Golden Fleece's order. Below : signature S. A and small (date) behind the bust. Rev. * MAGNVS* DVX* LITVAN: RVSS: - :PRVSS: MAS: SAM: LIVON: ZC':*. Quartered shield with arms of Poland at 1 and 4 (crowned eagle) and of Lithuania at 2 and 3 (galloping rider facing left, raising a sword and holding a shield), with shield of Sweden in the center, quartered with arms of Sweden at 1 and 4 (three crowns) and Gothie at 2 and 3 (crowned lion), with shield of Wasa in the center (sheaf). The whole shield crowned and surrounded by the Golden Fleece's collar ; above (date). Fr.- - KM.F43 - Hutton-Czapski - - Kopicki.1443 - Kaminski.1768 - Dutkowski.95 - Kaleniecki p.106 (this example) - Jasek coins A/A; Gold - 282.54g - 69 mm - 12 h. Top Pop : this is the only graded example ! From the Clifton-Wild collection acquired during Stack's sale of December 1995, n°820; previously from the Crédit de la Bourse sale, April 1992, n°806 and previously from the Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz collection and maybe from the Virgil Brand collection (who owned a 70, an 80 and a 100 ducats coins) PCGS AU50. Light and regular wear on reliefs with small handling marks in the fields. Beautiful golden reflections around the reliefs. Impressive majestic bust. Exceptional museum coin ! Almost uncirculated. By Samuel Amman, engraver (SA) and Jakub Jakubson Von Emden (II-VE), director of the Bromberg mint. Amman previously worked at the Danzig mint from 1610 to 1613, where his engravings were very neat. Exceptional in its size and beauty, this prestigious strike was probably created after the Battle of Khotyn during which the Polish-Lithuanian, who were catholics, defeated the Ottoman, who were muslims. It was the first major victory marking the end of the Ottoman expansion. Starting price: 1300000 EUR |  |
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| Spink > Auction 24004 | Auction date: 4 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 382 Price realized: 900 GBP (Approx. 1,131 USD / 1,051 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Sweden, Karl IX (1604-1611), 4-Mark, 1607, Stockholm, • CAROLVS • IX • D:G SVECORVM • VAND • Q • REX • // • IEHOVAH • SOLATIVM • MEVM • crowned and armoured bust left, holding sceptre and orb, Hebrew tetragrammaton in rays above, rev. • IIII • MARK • * • SVENSKA • crowned square-topped shield, 16-07 across field, 19.26g [297.2grns], 10h (Tingstrom 44; SM 37; KM 24), slightly juddered dies with resultant weakness, otherwise lightly toned, a pleasingly bold very fine. Provenance, The Dr Frank Becker Collection of World Coins, Ahlström-Thomas Høiland Auction, 25 November 2006, lot 336, SCMB, November 1973, C511 - "good VF/nearly EF" - £350 [with this ticket] Estimate: £500 - £800 |  |
