Ladislaus IV Vasa, Thaler 1642, Bydgoszcz - rare
Av.:
Half figure of the king to the right, wearing crown and armor. 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 - Great Treasurer of the Crown) : VLA IIII D G REX POL - M D LIT RVS PR MA
Rw.:
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 the sign "hooks", initials G - G (Gabriel Görloff - administrator of the Bydgoszcz mint), below the date 16 - 42
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 NEC NO SV - GOT VAN Q HÆ REX
Variety with a wider portrait of the king.
Variety with a "hooks" sign on the right side of the shield of the coat of arms.
Inscribed variety with the titular ... POL ... PR MA in the rim on the obverse.
Condition: 3+
Gently rubbed. Slight imperfections of the disc and beating, but a very nicely preserved piece. Good detail. A rare variety. An attractive coin.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 28.36 g
Literature: Dostych 42.4.02 (R6), Kopicki 1505 (R2), Davenport 4329, Tyszkiewicz 10 mk
