1 Riksdaler - Gustav II Adolf Crowned head, type II

€108,840.00
IssuerSweden
Year1617
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Riksdaler
CurrencyFirst riksdaler (1598-1665)
CompositionSilver (.875)
Weight31.75 g
Dimensions45.22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#82, Dav EC II#4516
Obverse descriptionArmored and crowned half-figure of King Gustav Adolf, holding a scepter in right hand and the Globus Cruciger in left. King`s figure is encircled by two lines of legend. Radiant name of Jehovah in hebrew above King`s head, inside the lines.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGVSTAVVS · ADOLPH·D:G·SVECOR·GOTHOR·WANDALOR:Q·REX ( יהוה ) GLORIA · ALTISSIMO · SVORVM · REFUGIO
(Translation: Gustav (II) Adolf, by the Grace of God, King of Sweden, of the Goths and the Wends)
Reverse descriptionMantled standing figure of Jesus with raised blessing right arm and Globus Cruciger in outstretched left hand. At left a crown is above three complex-shaped shields in a triangular frame: above the left one has the Three Crowns of Sweden while the right one has the Folkungs Lion. Below the two is a shield with Vasa Arms. Figure of Jesus and the shields are inside a beaded circle with legend outside and date at end.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering· SALVATOR · MVNDI * SALVA · NOS · 1617 ·
(Translation: Savior of the World, save us)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1617  - ...VANDAL -
1617  - ...VANDALOR -
Catalog ID4755290430
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