Sigismund III Waza, Thaler 1628 II, Bydgoszcz
Av.:
Bust of king in armor, holding sword and royal apple, facing right.
In the rim: SIGIS III D G REX POLO - Half-horse in shield - D LIT RVS PRVS MA
Rw.:
Multi-poly coat of arms shield. On the sides of the shield initials I - I (Jacob Jacobson van Emden - administrator of the Bydgoszcz mint) and date 16 - 28
In the rim: SAM LIV NEC NO SVE - Order of the Golden Fleece - GOT VAD Q HRI REX
Variety with the coat of arms of Półkozic (Hermolaus Ligęza - Great Crown Treasurer) in the shield dividing the obverse inscription at the bottom on the obverse.
An inscription variant with the titulature SIGIS ... POLO - ... MA in the rim on the obverse and ... SVE ... in the rim on the reverse.
Variant of punctuation in which the obverse inscription on the obverse begins and ends with a small cross, and on the reverse ends with a large cross.
Condition: 3/3+
Cleaned and smoothed obverse surface and minor surface scratches on the obverse (visible in the photo, but a nicely struck and well-preserved coin. An attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 28.36 g
Literature: Dostych(2020) 28.3.11 (R5), Davenport 4316, Kopicki 1374 (R1), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1023 (R), Tyszkiewicz 6 mk
