Sweden (Livonia) Riga 1/24 Thaler 1622 to 1635

The city of Riga is in modern-day Latvia, across the Baltic Sea from modern-day Sweden. Back in the early 1600s, Riga was part of Livonia, a region of turbulence as Russia, Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden scrambled for rulership. The name on the coin is Gustav Adolph II, King of Sweden, so we classified this coin under Sweden. Sometimes you see it under Livonia or simply 'Baltic States.'

The denomination is 1/24 thaler. It is made of silver. The collector values are not that high even though the coin is quite old.

worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $30
well preserved: $60

You can find worn examples selling on eBay for as low as $2. A nice specimen like the one in our picture would probably bring $25 at auction.
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Coin: 20873, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201602, Last review: 201602
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1622, filter: 1622 to 1635
Image: sweden_riga_1_24_thaler_1622.jpg
Tags: escutcheon encircled tiera shiled circal rings crests crest tiarra sweden insignia chevrons tiara thalel orb globe sveridge circling arm crown globes encircles circel sphere encircle shields ringed circumference livonia encircling spheres coats ring crowning globus thalers circles loop circumscribed talar crowns circumscibed circuit chevron coat logo crowned rige riga balls sveriges sverige arms circlet circle sver creast talara thaler 1st sheild swedish loops ball circular incircled crested circled vereinsthaler earth hemisphere shield escucheon shild joachimstaler taler