3 Groats - Sigismund II Augustus (Monogram; no shield reverse)
Obverse
Crowned SA monogram dividing date.
Lettering: ✤ SIGIS ⋆ AVG ⋆ REX ⋆ POL ⋆ MAG ⋆ DVX ⋆ LI
Reverse
Lithuanian knight brandishing sword and shield, on horseback charging left. Below the value (III) and Gediminid columns
Lettering: + GROSS ⋆ AR ⋆TRIP ⋆ MAG ⋆DVCA ⋆ LI
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
✤ SIGIS ⋆ AVG ⋆ REX ⋆ POL ⋆ MAG ⋆ DVX ⋆ LI
Reverse Lettering
+ GROSS ⋆ AR ⋆TRIP ⋆ MAG ⋆DVCA ⋆ LI
Comments
Mint: Wilno - Vilnius - Вільня - Вильнюс - Вильна - Viļņa - Wilna - Vilna - 维尔纽斯Iger has identified over 20 variants of the 1562 no shield type (combinations of spelling and punctuation variants obverse and reverse).Iger V.62.2.a // Kopicki 3304Iger V.62.2.bIger V.62.2.cIger V.62.2.dIger V.62.2.eIger V.62.2.fIger V.62.2.gIger V.62.2.hIger V.62.2.iIger V.62.2.jIger V.62.2.kIger V.62.2.lIger V.62.2.mIger V.62.2.nIger V.62.2.oIger V.62.2.pIger V.62.2.rIger V.62.2.sPictures: WCN
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