SWEDEN. Gustav II Adolf den store (the Great). 1611–1632. AR Box Taler – Schraubtaler (42mm, 10.99 g). Dated 1632. Laureate, draped, and armored bust facing slightly right / Crowned oval coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Forster 240; Davenport 4543. Toned with traces of iridescence, some light scratches, fields lightly chased. EF. Includes two handpainted roundels (one of Mary Magdelene [still attached]; the other, Christ in the hands of the Romans [separated from case])Includes handpainted roundel of Mary Magdelene and the Risen Christ (separated from case), and 12 mica films with scenes of the Passion (some damaged).
Ex G. Hirsch 249 (7 February 2007), lot 2648.