Sigismund II Augustus, Half-grosz 1563, Vilnius
Fourteenth type of Eagle and nineteenth type of Pogo (small Pogo).
The Axe coat of arms divides the obverse inscription at the bottom of the reverse.
The inscriptional variety with the king's titulature on the obverse ending in ... PO MAG DVX L and an obverse obverse inscription on the reverse ending in .... LITV
The letters A in ... AVG ... and ... MAG ... lack crossbars - rare and not described in the specialized Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) catalog.
Condition: 3+
Heavily scarce, but letters A without crossbars superbly visible. A rare coin.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 1.09 g
Literature: Kopicki as 3269, Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) missing, Cesnulis/Ivanauskas(2018) as 4SA279-39 (R), but additionally missing crossbar in ... MAG ..., Ivanauskas(2012) missing