Sigismund II Augustus, Half-penny 1563, Vilnius - 19 Pogon, Axe, DVX L/LITVA - DVCT error - very rare
Fourteenth type Eagle and 19th type Pogon (small Pogon).
The Axe Coat of Arms divides the obverse inscription at the bottom of the reverse.
The inscriptional variety with the king's titulature on the obverse ending in .... PO MAG DVX L and an obverse obverse inscription on the reverse ending in .... LITVA
In the obverse obverse inscription an error ... DVCT ... instead of ... DVCAT....
Condition: NGC MS62
Asuperbly struck and preserved coin. Intense luster and mint mirror all over. Very rare error ... DVCT ... instead of ... DVCAT ... In this state of preservation the coin is very rare and difficult to find on the collector market. A mint piece for discerning collectors.
Recommended
Literature: Kopicki as 3269, Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) 4SA144-39 (RR), 4SA144-39 (RR)
