Sigismund III, 18 groschen 1615, Danzig

Striking, periwinkle pieces, with luster and charming patina.
Excellent presentation.

The last vintage of Danzig orts with the image of the king in a tubular orifice and the pointed shield of the coat of arms of Danzig.
On the obverse a punctuation variant with a dot after the D (in D G) and a dot after the D placed higher (in M D L).
On the reverse, a dot over the bear's paw, above the coat of arms of Gdansk a crosswithout additional border, with dots on the sides.

Obverse: bust of Sigismund III Vasa with crown to the right, wearing armor and cloak studded with jewels, wearing a tubular orifice, in a corded border, in the outer border the legend SIGIS-3-D-G-REX-POL-M-D˙L-R-PR-.
Reverse: coat of arms of Gdansk in a cartouche supported by two lions, in a rope border, in the outer rim a legend beginning with a bear paw sign topped with a dot, in the outer rim a legend MONETA-CIVIT-GEDANENSIS-1615

Rare in this state of preservation.
For the finest collections.