Owner Comments:
Carl XI (1660-1697) 2 Mark 1661.
Minted in the second year of minority reign, One year only type.
Krause-Mishler : KM# 236.
The Coinage of Sweden 1521-1977 / Ahlström Almer Hemmingsson : SM/AAH-88 Type I.
Bonnier/Holmberg : (Bon82-83), Bon83 Type XIX.
Coins from Sweden 995-2022 / Roberto Delzanno : Nr 64.
NGC MS62 Top pop (June 2018).
Rarity index - "R" : (> 10 coins in private collections, however seldom in trade).
Obverse and reverse varieties within this type do exist.
Obverse: SM/AAH Type I
Outer and Inner edge pearl/beaded ring around legend, CAROLUS REX SVECIAE.
Bust of 5 year old Carl XI, left. (first portrait).
Laurel wreath with berries.
Top leaf points at left leg in R, (in Rex).
Both ribbons ends downwards.
Down right, below mantle knot, wide and tvisted flap of cloth.
Reverse: SM/AAH Type A.
Outer edge pearl/beaded ring without inner edge ring.
Three crowns, Date, Denomination II M (2 Mark).
Mint Master mark; GW (large), Göran Wagner (1658-1664).
Engraver; Reinhold Krull.
No Mintmark - Minted in Stockholm.
Mintage of this type unknown.
Mintage of both types this year: 154.000
(I.e. KM#236 - 237 : SM/AAH types I - II : Bon types XIX - XXI : R.Delzanno Nr 64-65).
Type diameter: 29,5-31 mm
Composition: Silver.
Fineness: 0.750
Type weight: 10.4 g.
Object weight: 10.32 g.
Some noticed varieties for comparison to displayed object type:
Obverse:
Number of pearls/beads at inner ring.
Varieties in bust/portrait.
Top leaf points at right leg in R, (in Rex).
Both ribbons ends upwards.
Down right, below mantle knot, less wide and less tvisted flap of cloth.
Reverse:
Outer pearl/beaded ring (Bon83) - or - Outer smoth ring (Bon82).
With - or - without inner ring.
Large - or- small mintmaster mark GW.
Number and setting of dots around denomination and mintmaster Mark.
Pedigree:
Pegasus Auctions - graded PCGS AU53 342939.53/82494471, < Sept. 2017.
MISAB - Myntauktioner i Sverige AB, Auction 25, (132) , 23-24 Sept. 2017.
The Coin Cabinet London, graded NGC MS62 4658681-001, June 2018.
A Commentary by Swedish coin book author Roberto Delzanno, in his book "Coins from Sweden 995-2022", Chapter Karl XI 1660-1697, (book 2 , page 704).
- "The coin sold at MISAB auction 2017:25:132 is in quality 01 and technically very well preserved, virtually uncirculated, however, the coin has been struck with worn dies which means that the portrait is faintly pronounced and the sharp details diffuse."
(info updated 2020-December-13).