Sigismund I the Old, Half-penny 1523, Vilnius - error MONEA, LITVANIE - undescribed
Variant with a Hound without a sword scabbard (hind legs short, ring at the elbow) on the obverse and an Eagle with top feathers pointing toward the Eagle's head (different number of feathers on the wings) on the reverse.
Punctuation variant with a colon after the date and a colon after LITVAN
Error - ... MONEA ... instead of ... MONETA ... - very rare.
Error - ... LITVANIE ... instead of ... LITVANIE ... - very rare.
Not described in the specialized Huletski/Bagdonas catalog, the simultaneous occurrence of these two errors in the juxtaposition of the stamps of Pogon type 9 and Eagle type 15 - very rare.
State of preservation: 2
Rim imperforate, but coin legible. Gloss. A lot of mirror. Very rare and undescribed in the Huletski/Bagdonas catalog MONEA and LITANIE errors Coin very rare and very difficult to get on the collector market. Piece for specialized collections.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 1.34 g
Literature: Kopicki 3167 as (R1), Huletski/Bagdonas none
