Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1977. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SWEDEN. Gustavus II Adolfus. 1611-1632. Æ 1 Ore (26.82 g, 12h). Nyköping mint. Dated 1627. GVSTAVUS : ADOLPH : D : G : SVEC : GOTE : VAN : REX : M : P : F :, crowned coat-of-arms / (crown) MONETA : NOVA : CVPRE (shield) NICOPENSIS : M : DCXX7, griffin with wings down to left; 1 OR across field. SM 149c; Tingström 47; KM 116. Good VF, good metal. Unusual method of rendering the date, with mixed Latin and Arabic numbers. ($200)

From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection.