Reval (Tallinn) under Swedish rule. Schilling, ND (undated; mintmaster Urban Dehn, 1570–1581), John III (1568–1592). NGC AU 55 (cert. 8581993-028). Catalog: Haljak 1227b. Weight: - (NGC slab; coin weight not stated on the lot).
Numismatic Insight: Reval/Tallinn Swedish Schilling of John III — Haljak 1227b, NGC AU 55
Overview: An undated schilling of the City of Reval (Tallinn) under Swedish rule, struck for John III and certified NGC AU 55 under certification number 8581993-028. Only ten examples are graded higher in the NGC census. Mintmaster Urban Dehn (active at Reval 1570–1581). Catalogued Haljak 1227b. Of interest to collectors of Sweden and Estonia.
Design: Obverse — crowned IR monogram; legend IOHAN III D G R (John III Dei Gratia Rex). Reverse — arms of Reval without a shield, mintmaster’s sign above; legend MO NOVA REVA (Moneta Nova Revaliensis / new money of Reval).
Historical context: After Sweden secured Reval/Tallinn in 1561 during the Livonian War, the city minted under Swedish kings while remaining a key Baltic trading port. John III (brother of Eric XIV) ruled Sweden 1568–1592; his Reval schillings belong to the early Swedish municipal coinage of Estonia. Urban Dehn’s tenure (1570–1581) dates this undated issue within that window. The type sits at the intersection of Swedish royal and Estonian/Reval municipal collecting.
Numismatic details: Schilling of Reval under Swedish rule. Undated (ND); mintmaster Urban Dehn, 1570–1581. Ruler: John III (1568–1592). Grade: NGC AU 55; cert. 8581993-028. Catalog: Haljak 1227b. Legends: IOHAN III D G R / MO NOVA REVA. Obv. crowned IR; rev. Reval arms, mintmaster’s mark above. Weight: - (not stated; NGC encapsulated). Only ten examples graded higher (NGC census).