Sweden, Gustav II Adolf (1611-1632), 4-Mark, 1613, Stockholm, Type I, GVSTAVVS • ADOLF • D:G • DESIGNAT • REX • SVECIÆ • PRINCEPS • HÆR • // GLORIA • ALTISSIMO • SVORVM • REFUGIO • laureate and armoured three-quarters bust left, Hebrew tetragrammaton in rays above, rev. • IIII • SVENSKE • MARKR • 1613 • three crowned shields, 19.60g [302.5grns], 2h (SM 44; KM 64), hairline striking split at 1 o'clock, an historic collection number carelessly shaved before face, otherwise residually lustrous but irregularly toned, nearing extremely fine for issue, scarcely offered in commerce, the date even more seldom, especially in this superbly wholesome grade, very rare thus.
Provenance,
The Dr Frank Becker Collection of World Coins,
Ahlström-Thomas Høiland Auction, 25 November 2006, lot 359
Estimate: £2400 - £3000