| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 129 | Auction date: 13 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 714 Price realized: 1,700 USD (Approx. 1,523 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: GERMANY, Erfurt (Swedish occupation). Gustav II Adolf. 1611-1632. AV Dukat (22mm, 3.40 g, 12h). Dated 1634 R. Laureate bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms; mintmarks flanking. SB 13; Delzanno, Guldmynt 49.2; KM 74; Friedberg 923. VF. Gustav II Adolf, afterwards styled as "den Store (the Great)" fell in battle on the afternoon of 16 November 1632, at the battle of Lützen in what is today Germany. The Thirty Years War had already been raging for nearly two decades before Swedish and German Protestant forces met the Catholic Imperial armies in a decisive battle on the foggy field south of Leipzig. Gustav himself personally took the field that day, and around 1 PM, while leading a cavalry charge on his right wing, both he and his mount were struck by enemy fire. The king was separated from his command, behind enemy lines, and not found again until a few hours after the smoke cleared, when his stripped and mangled body was retrieved and borne back to Sweden. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
