Sigismund II Augustus, Half-penny 1559, Vilnius - L/LITVA - A without crossbar - rare
Eleventh type of Eagle and sixteenth type of Pogo.
Inscribed variety with the king's titulature on the obverse ending in .... L and an obverse inscription on the reverse ending in .... LITVA
In the obverse obverse inscription, in the letter A, in the word LITVΛ, the crossbar is missing - rare.
Condition: 2+
Minor local scarcity, but a fully legible and beautifully preserved coin. Rare inscription variety with letter A in LITVA without cross bar. The coin is quite rare and quite difficult to get on the collector market. Piece for specialized collections.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 0.94 g
Literature: Kopicki as 3258, Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) 4SA418-24 (R), Ivanauskas(2012) none
