Jan II Casimir, Sixths 1666 AT, Cracow - rare
Unusual bust of the king - rare.
Coat of arms of Slepowron (Jan Kazimierz Krasinski - Great Treasurer of the Crown) shares the obverse inscription on the obverse.
Variety with borders on obverse and reverse.
Inscribed variety with the king's titulature IO CASIM ... SV M D L on the obverse.
On the reverse straight shields without decorations in the corners.
On the reverse on the sides of the shields the letters T L - B (initials of Titus Livius Boratini - lessee of the Cracow mint).
Condition: 2/2+
Characteristic for this type of coin sheet defects visible on the obverse, but a beautifully struck and preserved piece. Good detail. Mint gloss and mirror finish. Rare for this type variety of portrait of the king. A beautiful and rare coin.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 3.21 g
Literature: Kopicki 1691 (R), Shlapinskiy/Bielopolskiy missing, Kaminskiy/Kurpiewski missing