Stephan Bathory, Groschen 1579, Danzig

A very nice piece.

The second and at the same time the last vintage of pennies minted in Gdansk during the reign of Stefan Batory in the RON.

Obverse: in the pearl rim a crowned coat of arms of Gdańsk in an ornamental cartouche surmounted by a palm tree, on its sides an abbreviation of the date 7-9, in the outer rim a legend ending with the sign "ring" of Jan and Kacper Goebl - tenants of the city mint:
-GROSSVS-CIVI-GEDANENSIS---;

Reverse: in the rope border a bust wearing a crown and plate armor with six visible clasp buttons on the collar, in the outer border a legend:
-STEPHAN-D:G-REX-POL-D-P-;