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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 7476420, member: 89314&quot;]COINS OF JOHAN III (1568-92)</p><p><br /></p><p>Johan&#039;s first wife was Catherine Jagellonica of Poland (1526–83), of the House of Jagiello, the sister of King Sigismund Augustus of Poland.&nbsp; Inspired by his Polish wife, Johan showed clear Catholic sympathies, a fact that created frictions with the largely Lutheran Swedish clergy and nobility. This Polish connection would complicate later Swedish history. </p><p><br /></p><p>1 öre 1575</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294205[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1294206[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4 Mark Klipping 1569</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294207[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294208[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Billon Ortug 1590 struck by the Stockholm mint in the name of St. Erik (gothic E on obv.), patron saint of Sweden and of Stockholm (his crowned head is depicted in the city&#039;s coat of arms). As Erik IX, also known as Eric the Holy, he was King of Sweden in the 12th century, c. 1156–1160. Like some other Swedish kings, he was assassinated. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294209[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1294210[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is Johann III on a Daler with his portrait (not mine - picture from Numista/Heritage)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fr.numista.com/catalogue/photos/suede/3444-180.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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