SWEDEN. Karl XI. 1660–1697. AR Two-thirds Taler – Gulden (37mm, 12h). Struck for use in Pomerania. Stettin mint. Dated 1689 ILA. Draped and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms surmounted by helmet; two helmeted supporters. AAJ 107; KM 307.1 (German States); Davenport 767. Deep iridescent cabinet toning. In NGC encapsulation 2038875-002, graded MS 62.
From the DMS Collection. Ex Eric P. Newman Collection (Heritage 3029, 14 January 2014), lot 31068; Green Estate Partnership (Eric P. Newman/Burdette G. Johnson); Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green Collection.
Sweden long had commercial and cultural ties with the Baltic region of Pommerania. Home to a mixture of Germans, Poles, and Swedes, the territory came under direct control of the Swedish kings after it was occupied by the armies of Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years War. Official recognition of Swedish authority in Pommerania was granted by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. The Swedish kings and queens would control the territory until it was lost to Napoléon in 1807 and ultimately given to Prussia in the Congress of Vienna.