Sigismund III Vasa, Thaler 1627, Bydgoszcz
Av.:
Half-figure of the king to the right, wearing crown and armor, with a sword leaning against his shoulder and a royal apple in his hand. On the chest the Order of the Golden Fleece.
In the rim: SIGIS III D G REX POLO M D LIT RVSS PRVS MA
Rw.:
Under the crown a nine-field shield of arms banded with the Order of the Golden Fleece On the sides of the shield the date 16 - 27
In the rim: SAM LIV NEC NO SVE - Order of the Golden Fleece - GOT VAD Q HRI REX
Inscribed variety with a smaller half-figure of the king.
Inscribed variety with the coat of arms of the Half-Kozic (Hermolaus Ligęza - Great Treasurer of the Crown) on the reverse almost entirely in the shield of the coat of arms.
Inscribed variant with the titular SIGIS ... POLO ... PRVS MAS in the rim on the obverse.
Variant of punctuation with dots beginning and ending the obverse inscriptions on the obverse and reverse.
Condition: 3
Nicely minted and preserved coin. A rarer vintage. An attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 28.28 g
Literature: Dostych(2020) 27.5.03 (R5), Davenport 4315, Kopicki 1365 (R), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1014.a (R), Tyszkiewicz 6 mk
