Sigismund III Vasa, Thaler 1631 II, Bydgoszcz - beautiful
Av.:
Half-figure of king in armor, holding sword and royal apple, facing right.
In the rim: SIGIS III D G REX POL M - Half-horse in 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 - 31
In the rim: SAM LIV NE NO SVE - Order of the Golden Fleece - GOT VAD Q HR REX
Variety with a narrow bust and without a bow on the obverse.
Inscription variant with the titulature SIGIS ... MAS in the rim on the obverse and ... NE ... HR ... in the rim on the reverse.
Variant of punctuation in which the obverse obverse inscription on the obverse begins with a dot and ends with a rosette and the reverse obverse inscription on the reverse begins and ends with a dot.
Condition: NGC MS61
Minor local scarcity, but for this type a beautifully minted and well-preserved piece. Impressive detail. Intense luster and mint mirror. Only one piece received a higher NGC grade. In this state of preservation, the coin is very rare and very difficult to find on the collector market.
Literature: Dostych(2020) 31.2.02 (R5), Davenport 4316, Kopicki 1385 (R1), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1038 (R2), Tyszkiewicz 6 mk
