fORTIA’s TRAVELS IN SWEDEN. 441

“ According to the work entitled Thefaurus nummorum SueQgothicorun.b y Brewer,in quarto, Stockholm , 1731, the mod valuable and fcarce Swedifh medals are the fol-lowing : that of Haqiunusfrater Erici magni, who.lived in 13C0, it was found in Dale-carlia. On one fide of it is his portrait, with Hacwinus Dux Norvegie, on the other acrofs between three rofes, and moneta Eajldia. The author is unacquainted with anyother. Sten Sture , the younger, was the firft that ever {truck emblazoned pieces. Onone fide is the head of St. Eric, with this infeription: 5 . Ericas Rex Sitccke ; on theother the arms of Sweden quartered, with this legend: Mone Stockholm, 1512. Theauthor had feen but two befides thofe he himfelf potfelfed. Nummi cujufdam pfeiido —Sturii vulgo dale junckaren diefi, qui anno 1524, contra Gtftavum pri'mum Regem Suede:feditionem emciliavit. This bears on one fide the letter N with a crown furreundedby two fmall erodes and two rings: about, Nicolaus Sture; on the other fide, a (hieldwith three crowns and this legend, M. M. in v llibus , meaning money of Mora in thevalley. It is a well eftablifhed fa<Et in hiftory, that this falfe Sture remained for a longtime in Dalecarlia, in the neighbourhood of Mora. There is another fmaller coin ofthe fame Sture , which is likewife very rare. A gold coin of Guflavus I., on one fidehe is reprefented crowned, with a fword in his right band, and a globe and crofs in theother, between his legs a {hield : the infeription, Giftavus Dei gratia Suecomm Rex ;on the reverfe, another {hield quartered, in two of the quarters are blazoned the threecrowns, in each of the other two a lion; around, nionet. nova Stockol. 1528. This crownis called nummus aureus inauguralis. This fingular piece is where-it ought to be, in theKing’s poffeffion ; the author never faw a fimiiar. There is a filver coin of fimilarftamp, which is alfo extremely rare. The author fpeaks of one in his collection as theonly one he ever faw. Guftavus Adolphus with his Queen Eleanor, a gold coin of twoducats value. On one fide are the heads of the King and Queen, with this infeription:

' Guftavus Adolphus et Maria Eleonora Rex et Regi. Suet, on the reverfe, contra /pentin fpem: at the bottom, the arms of the city of Augfburg, and the date 1632. In tKemidfl two Ihields; on that of the right the arms of Sweden and Gothland, on that ofthe left thofe of Brandenburg. This piece is lefs valuable for its raVity than for its beingthe earlieft on which are impreffed the heads of the King and Queen conjointly, andthe arms of Sweden united with thofe of Brandenburg.”

"Within the fame cabinet are many antique bufts and fmall Hatties of the gods.Models in cork of the tdmple of Tivoli, of the foldiers barracks at Pompeia, and theCapo di bove at Rome . A colle&ion of books analogous to the contents of the cabinet.A pafiage with a gallery above the chapel. On a table, the dwarf of King Stanililaus,dreft, known by the name of Bebe. In wardrobes, a collection of minerals, and a largepiece of pretendedly native iron in a copper box.

Cabinet of Natural Hiftory. This belonged to the laft Queen, and is deferibed byLinnaeus . It is at prefent under the care of Mr. Swarts, of whom we have fpoken de-fervedly before. The following are the molt interelling article's tbp cabinet contains.Among a great collection of animals preferved in fpirits of wine, are a number of mon-keys of different fpecies, one of the rareft of which is the Simia CElhiops; befides thefe,the Dajypus fexcintus, vefpertilio leperinus , mus longipes , mm volant, and the herboaArabian ; the embrio of an elephant. Capra pcrpufiUa. Among the birds, pftttacus fe-ver us, minimus, Alexandri 7 pi cm fem't roftri; paradi/a regia,ftava ; charadius knev.rus ;turdus ha mat odor; trochilus niger ; lamius doliatus; ramp baft or piped nor us picatus aracari ,platelet pignuea ; et pipra aureola. Of amphibious animals: cceciiia.lentaculata amphtf-tena alba; anguis bipes; coluber calamarins, albus, regime,'aurora, mi Haris, buccal us,Candidas, corallinus, hpccrepis; vipera Egypti, kbetrinis, padera,ftiida, Syria , ingularis ,

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