SWEDEN. Karl XI. 1660–1697. Æ Medal (44mm, 13.67 g, 12h). The Institution of the Academia Carolina (Lund University). Dated 1668. CAROLVS · XI ·D · G · REX · SVECIAE ·, armorerd and mantled bust right; I · C · H · below / TANTO PERDIGNA PARENTE ·, Minerva standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground; ACAD · LVND ·/1668 · in two lines in exergu. Delzanno, –; Hildebrand, Sveriges 20. Brown surfaces, hint of red, traces of die rust. EF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.