Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1596, Poznań - narrow head, branch - rarer
Narrower bust of the king wearing a crown with a lily.
Variety with the coat of arms Lewart in the shield and initials I - F (Jan Firlej - Great Treasurer of the Crown) on the sides of the shield on the left side, and the sign "rose" in the shield and initials H - R (Herman Rüdiger - Administrator of the Poznan mint) on the sides on the right side. At the bottom between the shields a mintmark "branch with three berries" and initials I - D (Jan Dittmar - manager of the Poznan mint).
State of preservation: 2+
A beautifully preserved coin for this type. Good detail. Gloss and mint mirror. Rarer variety with mintmark "branch with three berries" and initials I - D. Attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.47 g
Literature: Iger as P.96.3.a (R1), but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1029 (R1), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 577 (R1)