John II Casimir, Sixths 1661 TLB, Cracow - volutes and rosettes - rare
Bust type III (Ciura).
Coat of arms of Ślepowron (Jan Kazimierz Krasiński - Grand Treasurer of the Crown) in the shield is divided by the otok inscription on the reverse.
On the reverse, under the shields, the letters T L B (initials of Titus Livius Boratini - lessee of the Cracow mint).
Variety with coat of arms shields with cutouts at the bottom and volutes in the corners - rare.
Inscribed variant with the king's titula IOAN CASI ... - REX POL ... on the obverse - rare.
Variant with three rosettes on the reverse.
Condition: 3+/2-
Defects of the disc and sheet, but a very nicely minted and preserved piece. A rare variant. An attractive coin.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 3.04 g
Literature: Ciura 661K.4.5.2.1 (R4), Kopicki 1636 (R3)
