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4 Mark - Gustav II Adolf Crowned head, type III
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1620-1626 |
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| Composition | Silver (.821) |
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| Obverse description | Armored and crowned half-length effigy of King Gustav II Adolf facing right, holding a scepter in the right hand and the Globus Cruciger in the left. The royal bust is encircled by a double-line inner border bearing two concentric lines of Latin legend. Within the inner border, above the king's crowned head, appears the radiant Tetragrammaton (יהוה) in Hebrew characters, invoking divine authority. The composition reflects the baroque ceremonial portraiture characteristic of early seventeenth-century Swedish coinage. The lettering is arranged in two registers: the inner legend identifies the ruler and his titles, while the outer legend bears a religious invocation. |
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| Obverse lettering | GVSTAWS·ADOLPH·D:G·SVEC·GOTH·WANDAL:Q3·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 description | Three heraldic shields arranged in a triangular composition beneath a royal crown. The upper-left shield bears the Three Crowns of Sweden; the upper-right shield displays the Folkung Lion; the lower shield bears the Vasa Arms (a sheaf). The crown and shields are contained within a beaded inner circle, with the denomination and date inscribed as the outer legend in the field beyond. The design reflects the formal heraldic style employed on Swedish coinage of the Gustav II Adolf period. |
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