2 Schillings - Johan III

Features

Issuer City of Reval (Swedish Estonia)
King Johan III (1568-1592)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1569
Value 2 Schillings (1⁄24)
Currency Mark (1561-1710)
Composition Billon
Weight 1.33 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
138677
References Ahlström# 42,
Bjarne Ahlström; 1967. Sveriges besittningsmynt : Die Münzen schwedischen Besitzungen : Coins of the Swedish possessions : 1561-1878. Bjarne Ahlström Mynthandel, Stockholm, Sweden.
Haljak II# 1202,
Gunnar Haljak, Antti Haljak; 2010. Livonian Coins / Part I. Feudal States : Livonian Coins from XIII-XVI Century : XIII-XVIII Century. self-published, Tallin, Estonia.
And 1 more volumes.
Fed# 216
Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий : Coin Identifier = Coins of the Baltic States of 14th - 18th centuries / Определитель монет. Valgus, Tallin, Estonia.

Obverse

Crowned monogram of Johan III surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IOHAN · 3 · D : G · REX · SVEC · 69
IR

Translation:
Johan III Die Gratia Rex Sveciae
Johan III, with God's grace, King of Sweden

Reverse

Three stacked lions in shield surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MONETA · NOVA · REVALIE ·

Translation:
Moneta Nova Revaliensis
New coin of Reval

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Reval, modern-day Tallinn, Estonia

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1569  (15)69

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