Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1597, Poznań - variety - beautiful
Narrower bust of the king wearing a crown with a lily.
Variety with the coat of arms Lewart in the shield and the 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 the 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" (Jan Dittmar - administrator of the Poznan mint).
On the reverse side an inscription in three lines.
Inscription variety with the king's titular SIGIS 3 D G REX POL M D L on the obverse and .... POLON 97 on the reverse.
Condition: 1-
Local scarcity, but Greatly preserved coin. Plastic, deep relief. Beautiful detail. Intense luster and mint mirror all over. A beautiful piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.58 g
Literature: Iger as P.97.2.m, but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1058 (R), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 590 (R)
