Wladyslaw IV Waza, Thaler 1634, Bydgoszcz - rare
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Half-figure of the king to the right, wearing a crown and armor, with a sword on his shoulder and a royal apple in his hand. On the chest the Order of the Golden Fleece
In the rim an inscription divided at the top by a crown and at the bottom by the Sas coat of arms (Nicholas Danilovich - Great Treasurer of the Crown) : VLADIS IIII D G REX POL - M D LIT RVS PRVS MAS
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Under the crown, girded with the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, a nine-field shield with the coats of arms of Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, the Goths and the Vasa dynasty. On the sides of the shield initials I - I (Jacob Jacobson van Emden - administrator of the Bydgoszcz mint), below the date 16 - 34
In the rim an inscription divided at the top by a crown, and at the bottom by the Order of the Golden Fleece: SAM LIV NE NO SVE - GOT VAND Q HR REX
Variety with an ornament below the shields of arms.
Inscribed variety with titulature ... POL ... MAS in rim on obverse.
Condition: NGC AU55
Minor minting imperfections, but a beautifully preserved piece. Intense luster and mint mirror. In this state of preservation, the coin is rare and difficult to find on the collector market.
Recommended
Literature: Dostych as 34.1.16A (R6-7), but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1491 (R), Davenport 4326, Tyszkiewicz 8 mk
