Sigismund III Vasa, Ort 1618, Gdansk - bear's paw - beautiful
Bust of the king with head facing right with lined collar.
Renaissance shield with the coat of arms of Gdansk supported by two lions on the reverse.
Variety with inscription not going over the crown on the obverse.
The bear's paw in the shield (the mintmaster's mark of Daniel Klüwer - tenant of the Danzig mint) and the ornament begin the obverse inscription on the reverse.
Punctuation variant with colon and rosette ending the obverse obverse inscription.
Condition: NGC MS62
A beautifully struck and preserved piece. Plastic relief. Beautiful detail. Intenseluster and mint mirror throughout .High NGC grade. In this state of preservation, the coin is quite rare and quite difficult to obtain on the collector market. A beautiful piece for discerning collectors.
Recommended
Literature: Szatalin/Grendel(2017) GD18a-8 (R), KOG 1618/1 (R), CNG 160.a, Kopicki 7494 (R1), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1477 (R1)
