1 Riksdaler - Gustav II Adolf Crowned head, type III

Gustav II Adolf came to the throne in 1611 at sixteen years old, inheriting three simultaneous wars — against Denmark, Russia, and Poland. The riksdaler issues of 1617–1619 fall squarely within the peace-making phase: the Truce of Deulino with Poland came in 1618, and the Treaty of Stolbovo with Russia in 1617, the latter ceding Ingria and Kexholm and effectively sealing Russia off from the Baltic for nearly a century. Swedish silver coinage of this moment was as much an instrument of territorial consolidation as anything struck in the period.

The "type III" crowned head classification reflects die progression work done primarily by Swedish numismatists in the twentieth century. Production across 1617–1619 was not continuous, and distinguishing the three crowned-head types depends almost entirely on subtle changes to the crown form above the portrait.