Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1597, Vilnius
Portrait of the king with head facing right with tubular orifice (Ivanauskas type 14).
Variety with the full date 15 - 97 separated by the mintmaster's mark "ox's head pierced with hooks" (Simon Lidman - mintmaster of the Vilnius mint) and the Chalecki coat of arms (Demetrius Chalecki - Great Treasurer of Lithuania) at the bottom on the reverse.
Condition: 2
Minor imperfections of the disc and minting and a small surface scratch (visible in the photos), but a very nicely preserved coin. Gloss and lots of mint mirror. A rarer vintage. An attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.46 g
Literature: Iger as V.97.2.a (R), but minor punctuation differences, Ivanauskas(2012) 5SV52-28 (R), Kopicki 3533 (R1), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1252 (R1)
