Sigismund I the Old, half-penny 1521, Vilnius, SIGISMVND

Jagiellonians, Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548), half-penny 1521, SIGISMVND, Vilnius mint.

A half-penny minted in Vilnius for Sigismund I the Old in 1521. A rare variant of the half-penny with SIGISMVND instead of SIGISMVNDI in the legend.

Obverse: Crown eagle, and in the rim the legend MONETA:SIGISMUND:I5ZI:

reverse: the royal crown, and in the outer rim the legend MAGNI:DVCIS.LITVANIE:

Literature: Kopicki 3160, Halecki/Bagdonas: H78C IV, Kurpiewski 134 R1