Sigismund II Augustus, Half-penny 1562, Vilnius - varieties - set (pcs. 2)
Set of two half-pennies of Sigismund II Augustus minted in Vilnius in 1562:
Coin one - fourteenth type of Eagle and seventeenth type of Hound (tail lowered).
Inscribed variety with the king's titulature on the obverse ending in ... LI and an obverse inscription on the reverse ending in ... LITV
Second coin - fourteenth type of Eagle and eighteenth type of Pogo (tail raised).
Inscribed variety with the king's titular on the obverse ending in ... L and an obverse inscription on the reverse ending in ... LITVA
Condition: 2
Very nice coins. An attractive set.
Recommended
Literature: Kopicki 3265, Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) 4SA116-29 and Kopicki 3266 (R), Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) 4SA118-30
