Sigismund III Vasa, Thaler 1628 II, Bydgoszcz - rare and beautiful
Av.:
Bust of king in armor, holding sword and royal apple, facing right.
In the rim: SIGIS III D G REX POL M - Half-horse in a shield - D LIT RVS PRVS MAS
Rw.:
Multi-poly coat of arms shield. On the sides of the shield initials I - I (Jacob Jacobson van Emden - administrator of the Bydgoszcz mint) and date 16 - 28
In the rim: SAM LIV NEC NO SVE - Order of the Golden Fleece - GOT VAD Q HRI REX
Variety with the coat of arms of Półkozic (Hermolaus Ligęza - Great Crown Treasurer) in the shield dividing the obverse inscription at the bottom on the obverse.
An inscription variant with the titulature SIGIS ... POL M - ... MAS in the rim on the obverse and ... SVE ... in the rim on the reverse.
A variant of punctuation in which the obverse obverse inscription begins with a small cross and ends with a large decorative cross and the reverse obverse inscription ends with a large decorative cross.
Interesting fact - in the obverse obverse otolith inscription after ... LIT ... a small cross - a variant of punctuation not described in Jan Dostych's specialized catalog.
State of preservation: 2+/1-
A superbly struck and preserved coin for this type. Deep, plastic relief. Beautiful detail. Charming patina. Mint gloss and mirror finish. Excellent presentation. Rarer variety. Interesting variant of punctuation. In this state of preservation, the coin is very rare and difficult to find on the collector market. A beautiful piece for the best collections.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 28.79 g
Literature: Dostych(2020) 28.3.20 (R6), Davenport 4316, Kopicki 1374 (R1), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1023 (R), Tyszkiewicz 6 mk
