Sigismund II Augustus, Half-penny 1558/5, Vilnius - L/LITVA - pierced S/IIGIS - very rare
Eleventh type Eagle and sixteenth type Pogo.
Inscribed variety with the King's titulature on the obverse ending in .... L and an obverse inscription on the reverse ending in .... LITVA
The numeral 8 of the date has been scored on the numeral 5, punched 1558/5 - rare.
Error - in the obverse obverse obverse inscription in ... SIGIS ... the letter S was acquired for the letter I, punctuation S/IIGIS - very rare.
Condition: 1-/2+
Beautifully minted and preserved coin. Intense luster and mint mirror. Rare date punch. Very rare error in the king's titulary - punctuation S/IIGIS. A very rare coin and difficult to find on the collector market. A beautiful piece for specialized collections.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 1.18 g
Literature: Kopicki as 3257, Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) none, Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) 4SA82-24 (R) but S/IIGIS strike , Ivanauskas(2012) none