City of Riga under Polish rule, AR Groschen 1616 - Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1632)
1.31g. UNC/UNC. Flan crack.
Obv.: Crowned shield bearing the quartered arms of Poland and Lithuania, Vasa arms at center; “SIGIS·III·D G·REX·PO(L·M·D·L)”.
Rev.: Orb, with Z4 (1/24 Thaler), date (16)1 - 6 across field; Riga arms below; “(GROS·AR)GEN – CIVI·RIGE· (mintmaster’s mark – wolf)”.
Haljak 1046 3R. Very rare!
Issue historically associated with present-day Latvia and Poland.
