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 girded 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
Variety with a larger half-figure of the king.
Variety with the coat of arms of the Half-Kozic (Hermolaus Ligęza - Great Treasurer of the Crown) on the reverse without dots.
Inscription variant with SIGIS ... POLO ... PRVS MA titulature in the rim on the obverse.
Variant of punctuation with dots beginning and ending the obverse inscriptions on the obverse and reverse.
Condition: 2
Beautifully minted and preserved coin. Beautiful detail. Gloss and lots of mint mirror. A rarer vintage. A beautiful piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 28.87 g
Literature: Dostych(2020) 27.1.03 (R4), Davenport 4315, Kopicki 1365 (R), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1014.a (R), Tyszkiewicz 6 mk
