One of the most beautiful, in our opinion, 1650 vintage orts to appear on the domestic numismatic market.
A slightly better one was offered in 2021: https: //onebid.pl/pl/monety-jan-ii-kazimierz-ort-1650-wschowa-ilustrowany-okazowy/1044441
A specimen, selected piece in mint fresh condition.
Beautiful, vivid luster falling into the mirror, minor scratches in the area of the king's beard.
Very rare in this state of preservation.
The first vintage of John Casimir's orts, minted according to the new minting ordinance from sterling silver of 14 lats (16 lats - pure bullion).
Inscription variant of the legend: obverse CASIMI / PETS, reverse ARGE / REGNI PO.
For the best collections!
Obverse: in pearl border royal bust wearing laurel wreath, armor and cloak, with armor sleeve stripes visible, with large Order of the Golden Fleece, in outer border legend: IOAN CASIMI - DG REX PETS;
Reverse: in the pearl rim a five-field shield with the coats of arms of the Crown, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the coat of arms of the Snopes of the Vasa dynasty, on the sides of the shield the denomination mark I-8, at the top a crown, in the outer rim a legend punctuated by the coat of arms of Wieniawa Podskarbiego Wielkiego Koronnego Bogusław Leszczyński: COIN ARGE - REGNI AFTER 1650;
