Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
4 Ducats - Gustaw II Adolf Swedish Occupation
| Issuer | Elbing, City of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1631 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 4 Ducats (688) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of King Gustav II Adolf facing right, wearing a ruffled collar and a crown, his effigy rendered in high relief with fine detail to the facial features and armor. A beaded inner circle surrounds the portrait. The Latin legend runs along the outer border, divided by the bust. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Elbing — today Elbląg in northern Poland — was a prosperous Hanseatic trading city that passed under Swedish military control in 1626 when Gustav II Adolf captured it during the Polish-Swedish War. The city retained limited municipal minting rights under occupation, and this four-ducat piece belongs to that constrained administrative window, issued in the king's name but by civic authority. Heavy multi-ducat gold was overwhelmingly a presentation and diplomatic currency in this period; a piece of this weight would not have changed hands at a market stall.
Kopicki 9629 is a recognized rarity within the Swedish occupation series for Elbing, with documented examples numbering in the single digits across major collections.