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SWEDEN. Erik XIV. 1560–1568. AR Riksdaler (42mm, 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. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 4222489-003, graded XF 45.
From the DMS Collection. Ex Lennart Philipson Collection (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, 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.
From the DMS Collection. Ex Lennart Philipson Collection (Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, 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.