Sigismund III Vasa, Ort 1626/5, Gdańsk – narrow chain, P – rarer and very nice
Portrait of the king with his head turned to the right, wearing a small ruff and the narrow chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
A Renaissance shield bearing the coat of arms of Gdańsk supported by two lions on the reverse.
A variant with the abbreviated date 2–6 above the coat of arms on the reverse.
A variant with the king’s title ending in … P on the obverse—a rarer example.
Condition: 2+
Minor localized unstruck areas, but a beautifully preserved piece. Good detail. Luster and plenty of mint mirror finish. A rarer year. A rarer inscription variant. An attractive coin.
We recommend
Metal: silver
Weight: 6.96 g
References: Shatalin G26b-I-4, Shatalin/Grendel(2017) GD26b-4 (R), KOG 1626/1 (R1), CNG 170, Kopicki 7507 (R), Kopicki (MZIIIW) 1490 (R)
