Sigismund III Vasa, Szeląg, 1615, Riga - RIG - rarer

Sigismund III Vasa, Szeląg 1615, Riga – RIG – rarer
Monogram Type I (Marzęta)
Coat of arms type 3 (Marzęta)
A fox (the mint mark of Otto von Meppen—mayor of Riga) to the left divides the circumferential inscription on the reverse.
The full date 1615 concludes the circumferential inscription on the reverse.
A variant with the king’s title … POL in the border on the obverse and … RIG ... in the border on the reverse—a rarer variety.

Condition: 2+/1-
The reverse is off-center, but the piece is beautifully preserved. A rarer inscription variant. An attractive coin.

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Metal: silver
Weight: 0.80 g

References: Kopicki 8152 (R), Kopicki (MZIIIW) 1391, Marzęta 1615-I-1-a (RR), Haljak 1106