Thaler, 1649 AT, Kraków; Av: Half-figure of the king in an ornate ...

Crown coinage, Thaler, 1649 AT, Kraków; Av: Half-figure of the king in decorated armor, with royal apple and sceptre in hands, IOANNES CASIMIR DG (in ligature) REX POLON MAG DVX LIT RVS PRVS M S L; Rw: Crowned, five-field escutcheon, on the sides the letters G - P (initials of the administrator of the Cracow mint Gerhard Pyrami) and the date 16 - 49, at the bottom the Saxon coat of arms in the shield, SA SE CZ NEC NO - SVE CO VA H REX; Chelminski 800, Davenport 4334, Dutkowski Thalers 10 (R6-R7), Frankiewicz 606, H-Cz. 5207 (R5), Kop. 1807 (R5), Kubicki 1251, Kurp. (1649-1696) 541 (R5), Tyszkiewicz 100 mk; silver, 28.35 g.
A type of coin somewhat different from the thalers minted by the ruler's father, Sigismund, and brother, Ladislaus. This is because the military image of the ruler was abandoned (the sword was replaced by a scepter leaning against the king's shoulder, as a symbol of the highest monarchical dignity) and the king was shown, as it were, from a distance. It seems, however, that John Casimir was not entirely comfortable with such a depiction, called "rex armatus." It appeared only three times on coins: on the crown thalers and half-talers of 1649 and on the Danzig two-talers of 1650.