NORDIC SEVEN YEARS’ WAR, Sweden. Necessity issue of Erik XIV, 1560–1568. AR 16 Öre Klipping (25x25mm, 23.13 g). Stockholm mint. Dated 1564.

CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1301. Estimated: $ 300

Siege & Necessity Coinage, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

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NORDIC SEVEN YEARS’ WAR, Sweden. Necessity issue of Erik XIV, 1560–1568. AR 16 Öre Klipping (25x25mm, 23.13 g). Stockholm mint. Dated 1564. Crowned coat-of-arms; small crosses and denomination flanking / Crowned coat-of-arms. Tingström 22; Antell 571. Toned. VF.

From the Michael Cassick Collection of Siege and Emergency Coins, purchased from Gordon Andreas Singer, March 1999.

Much of Erik XIV’s reign was occupied by the Nordic Seven Years’ War (1563-1570), a period of instability during which Sweden fought against Denmark and Poland for territory. As the need for war funding grew, Erik minted a series of “klippings” in several denominations from 1562 until he was deposed in 1568. These coins were easy to manufacture and were also produced during the reigns of Gustav Vasa, Johann III, and Karl IX when a large quantity of coinage was needed.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Four – Roman Imperial Coinage Part 2 through Antiquities will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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