Sigismund III Vasa, Shelrog 1617, Vilnius - exquisite
Variety with abbreviated date 1 - 7 on the sides of the royal monogram on the obverse and a large crown on the reverse.
Bogoria coat of arms (Hieronim Vollovich - Grand Treasurer of Lithuania) under the shields on the reverse.
The mintmaster's mark "Arrow" (Johan Stippelt - mintmaster of the Vilnius mint), directed along the inscription, ends the obverse inscription on the reverse.
Inscription variation with titulature ... M D, not M D L - not described in Ivanauskas(2012) specialized catalog.
State of preservation: NGC MS66
An off-centered, but superbly struck and exquisitely preserved piece. Impressive detail. Knockdown luster and mint mirror all over. This is the piece that received the highest NGC MS66 grade and is the only piece with an MS66 grade. An exquisite piece for the finest collections.
Recommended
Literature: Kopicki 3439, Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1146 (R), Ivanauskas(2012) none, Ivanauskas(2012) as 2SV49-28, but titlepage ending in M D
