Sigismund III Vasa, Ort 1622, Bydgoszcz - PRV M - beautiful and undescribed
Bust of the king facing right.
Variety with the coat of arms of Sas (Nikolai Danilovich - Great Treasurer of the Crown) in an ornamental shield dividing at the bottom of the obverse inscription on the reverse.
The inscription variant with the king's titulature SIGIS ... PRV M in the rim on the obverse.
Characteristic sash ending.
King's crown with arches, unaccented.
Crown over the coat of arms shields with four rosettes in the rim and rosettes on the inner fleurons - not described in the specialized catalog of Igor Shatalin (similar to the variety 21 and 23).
Labrets on the sides of the shields of the coat of arms in the form of a spiral with two arms.
The obverse of the coin illustrated in Igor Shatalin's catalog (p. 44 variety 5).
Condition: 1-
Slight off-centerness and minor scarcity, without affecting readability. A superbly preserved piece. Beautiful detail. Intense luster and mint mirror throughout. A stamp juxtaposition not described in Shatalin. Beautiful coin illustrated in Igor Szatalin's catalog of Polish orts.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 7.32 g
Literature: Szatalin none, Szatalin/Grendel(2017) none, Kopicki 1278, Kopicki(MZIIIW) 948
