Sigismund III Vasa, Thaler 1630 II, Bydgoszcz - narrow figure, with bow - undescribed and very rare
Av.:
Half-figure of king in armor, holding sword and royal apple, facing right.
In the rim: SIGIS III D G REX POL M - Half-horse in shield - D LIT RVS PRVS MASO
Rw.:
Under the crown a nine-field shield of arms banded with the Order of the Golden Fleece. On the sides of the shield initials I - I (Jacob Jacobson van Emden - administrator of the Bydgoszcz mint) and the date 16 - 30
In the rim: SAM LIV NEG NO SV - Order of the Golden Fleece - GOT VAD Q HB REX
Variety with a narrow figure of the king and with a bow on the obverse.
Inscription variant with the titulature SIGIS ... POL M - ... MASO in the rim on the obverse and ... NEG ... SV - ... HB REX in the rim on the reverse - not described in the specialized Dostych(2020) catalog.
Variant of punctuation in which the obverse obverse obverse inscription begins and ends with a floral rosette and the reverse obverse obverse inscription begins and ends with a small cross.
State of preservation: 3/2-
Defects in the sheet metal and manipulation in front of the royal apple on the obverse (visible in the photo). Beautiful reverse. Undescribed variety. A very rare coin and very difficult to get on the collector market.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 28.92 g
Literature: Dostych(2020) as 30.3.26 (R7), but different inscribed variety, Davenport 4316, Kopicki 1383 (R1), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1034 (R), Tyszkiewicz 6 mk
