3 Polker - Sigismund III Vasa Riga
Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Livonia
 |
|---|---|
| Duke |
Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1629)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1620-1624 |
| Value | 3 Polker = 1⁄24 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1581-1629) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 1.13 g |
| Diameter | 18.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 86400 |
| References | Haljak II# 1043 Self-published (publisher). Livonian Coins. Self-published, Tallinn, Estonia (2 volumes).Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий: Определитель монет = Coins of Baltics of 13th-18th centuries. Valgus, Tallinn, Estonia. , KM# 8 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned four-sectioned shield surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SIG : III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L ·
3
Translation:
Sigismund III Dei Gratia Rex Polonia Magnus Dux Livoniae
Sigismund III Vasa, with God's grace, King of Poland and great Duke of Livonia
Reverse
Cross on orb containing value, above symbol, and separating date, all surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MONE · NOVA · CIVI · RIGE :
Z - 0
Z4
Translation:
Moneta Nova Civitatis Rigensis
New coin of the city of Riga
Edge
Plain
Mint
Riga, Latvia (1211-1707)Comments
Different symbols appear beneath the orb on the reverse:
There is a similar coin with the date of 1624 that was minted at Bydgoszcz for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The 1624 coins minted at Riga are harder much rarer than those compared to 1620, and yet a lot more people claim they own the 1624 date, meaning that date is often misidentified (with the actual coin being that minted at Bydgoszcz). The main difference between the coins minted at Riga and the coins minted at Bydgoszcz is the legend on the reverse.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
1620 (running fox beneath orb):
1) SIG · III · D : G - REX · P · M · D · / ✿ MONE · NOV · CIVI · RIGE · ✿
2) · SIG · III · D : G - REX · P · M · D · / ✿ MONE · NOV : CIVI · RIGE ✿
1620 (crossed keys beneath orb):
1) SIG : III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · / MONE · NOVA · CIVI · RIGE :
2) SIG · III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · / MONE · NOV : CIVI · RIGE ·
1620 (crossed keys beneath orb; running fox at the end of the reverse legend):
1) SIG · III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · / MONE · NOVA : CIVI · RIGE ·
1624 (circled bull beneath orb):
1) SIGIS · 3 · DG · REX · P · M · D · L / MON · NOV · CIVI · RIGE
There is a similar coin with the date of 1624 that was minted at Bydgoszcz for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The 1624 coins minted at Riga are harder much rarer than those compared to 1620, and yet a lot more people claim they own the 1624 date, meaning that date is often misidentified (with the actual coin being that minted at Bydgoszcz). The main difference between the coins minted at Riga and the coins minted at Bydgoszcz is the legend on the reverse.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
1620 (running fox beneath orb):
1) SIG · III · D : G - REX · P · M · D · / ✿ MONE · NOV · CIVI · RIGE · ✿
2) · SIG · III · D : G - REX · P · M · D · / ✿ MONE · NOV : CIVI · RIGE ✿
1620 (crossed keys beneath orb):
1) SIG : III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · / MONE · NOVA · CIVI · RIGE :
2) SIG · III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · / MONE · NOV : CIVI · RIGE ·
1620 (crossed keys beneath orb; running fox at the end of the reverse legend):
1) SIG · III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · / MONE · NOVA : CIVI · RIGE ·
1624 (circled bull beneath orb):
1) SIGIS · 3 · DG · REX · P · M · D · L / MON · NOV · CIVI · RIGE
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1620 | (16)Z0, Crossed keys beneath orb | 18% | |||||||||||||
| 1620 | (16)Z0, Crossed keys beneath orb and running fox at the end of the reverse legend | 6% | |||||||||||||
| 1620 | (16)Z0; Running fox beneath orb | 10% | |||||||||||||
| 1624 | (16)24; Circled bull beneath orb | 67% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 60
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 126 Lot 940 
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18 May 2024 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 9.25
(EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 67 Lot 1457
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24 Sep 2022 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 8.09
(EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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