Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1596, Poznań - rare
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 the x-mark
Condition: 2/2+
Beautifully struck and preserved coin. Intense luster and mint mirror. Rare variety with x-mark between the shields. In this state of preservation, the coin is rare and difficult to find on the collector market. An attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.41 g
Literature: Iger as P.96.1.a (R3), but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1030 (R3), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 579 (R3)
