Sigismund III Vasa, Ort 1620, Gdansk - dot - rare
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.
Above the base of the cartouche initials S - B (Stenzel Berman - mincmaster of the Gdansk mint).
Variant punctuation with a dot ending the obverse inscription on the obverse.
Under the base of the cartouche well visible and legible miniature date - rare.
Condition: 2+
Sheet metal defects(visible on obverse and reverse), but a beautifully minted and well-preserved piece. Beautiful detail. Mint gloss and mirror finish. A rarer and underrated vintage. Despite the flaw a beautiful coin. in this state of preservation a rare coin and difficult to find on the collector market.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 6.46 g
Literature: Shatalin/Grendel(2017) GD20-8 (R2), KOG 1620/1 (R2), CNG 163.IIc, Kopicki 7499 (R2), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1482 (R1)
