Sigismund III Vasa, Ort 1623, Bydgoszcz - PRV M - portrait - very rare
Bust of the king facing right - rare portrait.
Variety with the coat of arms of Sas (Nicholas Danilovich - Great Treasurer of the Crown) in an ornamental shield dividing the otolithic inscription at the bottom on the reverse.
The inscription variant with the king's titulature SIGIS ... PRV M in the rim on the obverse.
Characteristic sash ending - rare.
Royal crown with arches, unaccented - rare.
Crown over coat of arms shields without arches, with stars in rim, without stars on fleurons, hatched.
Labrets on the sides of the coat of arms shields in the form of a spiral with two arms.
State of preservation: 3+
A beautifully struck and preserved piece for this type. Good detail. Very rare, valued and sought after portrait variety. A rare and difficult coin to find on the collector's market.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 6.75 g
Literature: Szatalin B23-IV-35 (R5), Szatalin/Grendel(2017) BD23-75n (R5), Kopicki 1279, Kopicki(MZIIIW) none.
