Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1599, Bydgoszcz
Bust wearing crown with tubular orifice and bow.
Variety with the coat of arms of Lewart (Jan Firlej - Great Treasurer of the Crown) not placed in the shield, and the letter B (marking the Bydgoszcz mint) on the right and the abbreviated date 99 on the left side of the shield.
Inscribed variety with the king's titular SIG III D - G ... PO M D L in the rim on the obverse.
Condition: 2-/3+
Scratch on reverse. A very nicely struck and preserved piece. Rarer and undervalued variety with the Lewart coat of arms not placed in the shield.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.19 g
Literature: Iger as B.99.1.a (R), but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1141 (R2), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 737 (R1)
