Stefan Batory, Grosz 1581, Riga - rare and beautiful
Royal portrait without the Batory coat of arms on the obverse.
Variety with the shields of the coats of arms of Poland and Lithuania, under which the Klucze coat of arms (the coat of arms of Riga) and the full date on the sides of the coat of arms on the reverse - rare.
Punctuation in the form of circles on the obverse and rosettes on the reverse.
Condition: 2/2+
Slight chipping of the disc and slight off-centerness of the obverse, but a well-preserved piece. Beautiful detail. Mint gloss and mirror finish. Rarer and prized variety with coat of arms shields on the reverse. In this condition, the coin is rare and difficult to find on the collector's market.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 1.35 g
Literature: Kopicki 8081 (R3), Parchimowicz 192.a2, Haljak 996 (3R), Kruggel/Gerbasevskis 2.3, Kurpiewski 424 (R3), Tyszkiewicz 8 mk