Ladislaus IV Vasa, Thaler 1635, Bydgoszcz - rare
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Half-figure of the king to the right, wearing a crown and armor, with a sword on his shoulder and a royal apple in his hand. On the chest the Order of the Golden Fleece.
In the rim, an inscription punctuated at the top with a crown, and at the bottom with the Sas coat of arms (of Mikołaj Daniłowicz - Grand Treasurer of the Crown) : VLADIS IIII D G REX POL - M D LIT RVS PRVS MAS
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Under the crown, girded with the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, a nine-field shield with the coats of arms of Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, the Goths and the Vasa dynasty. On the sides of the shield initials I - I (Jacob Jacobson van Emden - administrator of the Bydgoszcz mint), below the date 16 - 35
In the rim an inscription divided at the top by a crown and at the bottom by the Order of the Golden Fleece: SAM LIV NE NO SVE - GOT VAND Q HR REX
Inscription variant with the titular ... POL ... MAS in the rim on the obverse.
State of preservation: 3+
Light local deficiencies, but a nicely preserved piece. Colorful patina. Rare variety. An attractive coin.
Metal: silver
Weight: 27.85 g
Literature: Dostych 35.2.13C (R7), Kopicki 1491 (R), Davenport 4326, Tyszkiewicz 8 mk
