Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1598, Poznań - a flower divides the date
Portrait of the king with a narrower bust wearing a crown with a lily and arches.
Variety with the coat of arms Lewart in the shield and initials I - F (Jan Firlej - Great Treasurer of the Crown) on the sides of the shield on the left side, and the sign "rose" in the shield and initials H - R (Herman Rüdiger - Administrator of the Poznan mint) on the sides on the right side. At the bottom between the shields the abbreviated date 9 - 8 separated by the mintmark "flower", the mark of the Poznan mint.
On the reverse side an inscription in two lines.
Inscription variation with the titulature of the king SIG III ... PO M D L on the obverse.
Condition: 2/2-
Locally deficient but beautifully preserved coin. Gloss and lots of mint mirror. A rarer variety. An attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.10 g
Literature: Iger P.98.1.a (R1), but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1110 (R2), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 602 (R2)
