Sigismund II Augustus, Halfgroat 1548, Vilnius

A beautiful half-penny in a lovely patina.

Lots of preserved luster in the background.

Variety with endings of legends LI/LITVA and Arabic numeral I.

Obverse: in the corded rim a narrow-bodied eagle, with its head heraldically to the right, with a spread tail, with four-pawed legs, in the outer rim a legend divided by three leaves:
SIGIS AVG REX PO MAG DVX LI;

Reverse: in the laced rim, the Pogon to the left, underneath it the date 1548, in the outer rim a legend divided by three leaves:
COIN MAGNI DVCAT9 LITVA;