SigismundII Augustus, Half-penny 1557, Vilnius - three-leaf - Behm
A distinctive type of Sigismund II Augustus half-penny stamped by Georg Behm.
Eighth type of Eagle and fourteenth type of Pogo.
Inscribed variety with the king's titulature on the obverse ending in ... LI and an obverse inscription on the reverse ending in .... LITVA
Punctuation variant with punctuation marks in the form of dots on the obverse and reverse.
A triplet ends the obverse obverse otolith inscription.
Condition: 2+
A beautifully struck and preserved coin for this type. Mint gloss and mirror finish. In such a state of preservation, the coin is rare and difficult to find on the collector's market.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 0.92 g
Literature: Kopicki as 3254 (R6), Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) 4SA310-75 (R), Ivanauskas(2012) none
