A nice, natural piece in the patina of an old collection. Plus of the rarer variety with additional stars at the beginning and end of the obverse legend.
The first Polish siege coin. Commemorative of the conflict between Danzig and King Stefan Batory, which led to the siege of the city in 1577.
The issuance of the siege silver coin, for which bullion was obtained, among other things, from melting down all the church silver, is divided into two stages. The first, of which this penny is a representative, involves coins from the mint organized by Caspar Goebel.
This is an early penny, stamped using a cylinder press. Made before Goebel fled the city, after being accused of embezzling bullion.
