Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1597, Bydgoszcz - without bow
Larger bust with crown with lily, tubular orifice and without bow.
A variety with the Lewart coat of arms in the shield and the initials I - F (Jan Firlej - Grand Treasurer of the Crown) on the sides of the shield on the left side, and the Radwan coat of arms in the shield and the initials S - C (Stanislaw Cikowski - owner of the Bydgoszcz mint) on the sides on the right side. At the bottom between the shields a mintmark "rose" in the shield and initials H - R (Herman Rüdiger - manager of the Bydgoszcz mint) on the sides of the shield.
On the reverse side an inscription in two lines.
Inscription variety with the king's titulature SIG III D - G ... PO M D L in the rim on the obverse.
Condition: 2-/2
Locally deficient, but beautifully preserved coin. Good detail. Gloss and lots of mint mirror. An attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.08 g
Literature: Iger as B.97.3.a, but minor punctuation differences, Kopicki 1069 (R), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 729 (R1)
