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SWEDEN. Erik XIV. 1560–1568. AR Riksdaler (42mm, 29.00 g, 4h). Type II. Stockholm mint. Dated 1561. Crowned and armored bust right, holding sword and globus cruciger / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. AAH 5; Tingström 2; Antell 501 var. (rev. legend stops); Davenport 8701. Richly toned, scratch on obverse. Good VF.
Ex Lennart Philipson Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 8 January 2016), lot 40005, purchased from Ahlstrom.
Erik XIV famously died after consuming a bowl of poisoned pea soup. In 1958, his body was exhumed from Vasteras Cathedral and forensic analysis confirmed evidence of lethal arsenic poisoning.
May 2022. CNG 120 – Session Four – World Coinage through Antiquities will be held Thursday afternoon, 12 May 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
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