Sigismund III Vasa, Grosch 1610, Vilnius – inverted D – uninscribed and very rare
Variant with a border on the obverse and reverse.
Inscription variant with the king’s title SIG … POL M D LIT in the border on the obverse and the inscription … MAGNI – … LIT … in the border on the reverse – very rare.
A punctuation variant with a rosette dividing the border inscription on the obverse and reverse.
Error—in the king’s title, the second letter “D” was struck as a mirror image; not described in the specialized catalog by Ivanauskas (2012)—very rare.
Condition:
Under-struck but legible coin. A rare variety. A very rare error—mirror-image “D.” A very rare coin that is difficult to find on the collectors’ market. A piece for specialized collections.
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Metal: silver
Weight: 1.45 g
References: Kopicki 3491 (R), Kopicki (MZIIIW) 1200 (R1), Ivanauskas (2012) not listed, Ivanauskas (2012) as 3SV60-16 (RRR), but with a mirror-image “D”
