John III Sobieski, Sixpence 1684 SP, Bydgoszcz - rare
Bust in profile to the right wearing a laurel wreath and armor covered with a cloak.
Under the bust the initials S P (Samuel von Phachter - mintmaster of the Bydgoszcz mint).
Variety with the coat of arms of Jelita (Marcin Zamoyski - Great Treasurer of the Crown) in an oval shield dividing at the bottom of the obverse inscription on the reverse.
Condition: 3/3+
Defects in the sheet and shortage of the rim, but a well-preserved coin. A rare variety. Attractive to discerning collectors.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.87 g
Literature: Kopicki 1969 (R2), Kamiński/Kurpiewski 1213 (R3)
