3 Groats - Sigismund II Augustus Late bust

Features

Issuer	Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand duke	Sigismund II Augustus (1548-1572)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1562
Value	3 Groats
Currency	Lithuanian Groat (1495-1580)
Composition	Billon (.344 silver)
Weight	7.0 g
Diameter	28 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 259437
References	Ig# V.62 Tadeusz Iger; 2008. Katalog trojaków polskich. Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne, Warsaw, Poland. , Kop# 3303 Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne (Polish Numismatic Society), Warsaw, Poland (4 volumes). , Gum# 619 Marian Gumowski; 1960. Handbuch der polnischen Numismatik. Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Graz, Austria.

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Obverse

Crowned bust right dividing date.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIGIS * AVG * REX * POLO * MAG * DVX * LI

Unabridged legend: Sigismundis Augustus Rex Poloniae Magni Dux Lituaniae

Translation: Sigismund August, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania

Reverse

Knight on horseback brandishing shield, charging left. Value in Roman numerals below horse, columns of Gediminas divides legend at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GROSSVS * TRIPL * MAG * DVCA * LITV

Mint

Vilnius, Lithuania (1340-1666)

Comments

Iger V.62.1.a Obverse legend ends LI, Reverse legend ends LIT

Iger V.62.1.b Obverse legend ends LI, Reverse legend ends LITV
Pictures: WCN

Iger V.62.1.c Obverse legend ends LI, Reverse legend ends LITVA
Iger V.62.1.d Obverse legend ends LIT, Reverse legend ends LITV
Iger V.62.1.e Obverse legend ends LIT, Reverse legend ends LITVA

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
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1562											Ig# V.62.1.a Tadeusz Iger; 2008. Katalog trojaków polskich. Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne, Warsaw, Poland.
1562											Ig# V.62.1.b Tadeusz Iger; 2008. Katalog trojaków polskich. Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne, Warsaw, Poland.
1562											Ig# V.62.1.c Tadeusz Iger; 2008. Katalog trojaków polskich. Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne, Warsaw, Poland.
1562											Ig# V.62.1.d Tadeusz Iger; 2008. Katalog trojaków polskich. Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne, Warsaw, Poland.
1562											Ig# V.62.1.e Tadeusz Iger; 2008. Katalog trojaków polskich. Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne, Warsaw, Poland.

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