DENMARK. Christian IV. 1588-1648. Gilt AR Medal (62mm, 70.48 g, 12h). The Capture of Kalmar. by Nicolaus Schwabe. Dually dated 3 May and 3 August 1611.

Triton XXV
Lot: 1311. Estimated: $ 1 000

World Medals, Silver

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DENMARK. Christian IV. 1588-1648. Gilt AR Medal (62mm, 70.48 g, 12h). The Capture of Kalmar. by Nicolaus Schwabe. Dually dated 3 May and 3 August 1611. CHRISTIANUS IIII · D : G : DANI · NRV : VANDA : GOTO : Q : REX ·, armored half-length figure right, wearing ruff, holding baton and resting hand on hip; to right, helmet set on pillow / OBSESSA · 3 · MAY · ET · EXPUGNATA · 3 · AUGUSTI : AŌ · 1611, view of Kalmar with trenches and battle in foreground; above, CEDE MAIORI/ CALMAR; in exergue, C · G · ET · PP · L · R · M ·. Galster 43. Lightly chased, marks and dings, faint traces of mount. VF. Rare.

From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern.

The strategically situated castle of Kalmar was laid siege to by Danish forces at the outset of the three year conflict which became known as The Kalmar War. Denmark sought to counteract attempts by Sweden to bypass her control of the straights between the Baltic and Norse Seas by seeking a cross country route through Lapland. The disruption to trade caused by the conflict resulted in intercessions by the Dutch and English and ultimately James I of England helped broker a peace treaty in 1613. As a result of the treaty the Swedes had to pay a huge ransom of one million silver riksdalers to the Danes. This ransom, which took some six years to pay off, vastly depleted the amount of silver in Sweden and was one of the causes for the issue of copper plate money as the century progressed (see lots 1278-1283 above).

The final winners of all Triton XXV lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 11-12 January 2022. Triton XXV – Session Four – Early Medieval & Islamic Coinage through Large Lots will be held Wednesday afternoon, 12 January 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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