Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1597, Bydgoszcz
Larger bust with crown with lily, tubular orifice and no bow .
A variation with the Lewart coat of arms in the shield and the initials I - F (Jan Firlej - Grand Treasurer of the Crown) on the sides of the shield on the left, and the Radwan coat of arms in the shield and the initials S - C (Stanisław Cikowski - owner of the Bydgoszcz mint) on the sides on the right. At the bottom between the shields a mintmark "rose" in the shield and initials H - R (Herman Rüdiger - manager of the Bydgoszcz mint) on the sides of the shield.
On the reverse side an inscription in two lines.
Inscription variety with the king's titulature SIG III D - G ... PO M D L in the rim on the obverse.
State of preservation: 2+/2
Beautifully minted and preserved coin.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.34 g
Literature: Iger B.97.3.a, but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1069 (R), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 729 (R1)
