Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1597, Poznań
Narrower bust of the king wearing a crown with a lily and arches.
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" (Jan Dittmar - administrator of the Poznan mint).
On the reverse side an inscription in three lines.
Inscription variety with the king's titular SIGI 3 D G - REX PO M D L on the obverse and ... . POLO 97 on the reverse.
Characteristic punctuation variant with punctuation marks in the form of diagonal lines.
State of preservation: 2+
Defective puck resulting in local scarcity, but beautifully preserved coin. Good detail. Intense luster and mint mirror. More interesting punctuation variant. An attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 1.89 g
Literature: Iger as P.97.2.j, but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1058 (R), Kopicki(MZIIIW) as 590 (R)
