Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1598, Vilnius - fan-shaped orifice - rare
Portrait of the king with head facing right with fan-shaped orifice.
Variety with the full date 15 - 98 separated by the mintmaster's mark "ox's head pierced with hooks" (Simon Lidman - mintmaster of the Vilnius mint) and the Chalecki coat of arms (Demetrius Chalecki - Great Treasurer of Lithuania) at the bottom on the reverse.
Condition: 2/2+
Minor local scarcity, but for this type a beautifully minted and preserved coin. Good detail. Gloss and lots of mint mirror. A rarer vintage. Rare variety. Rare coin and quite difficult to get on the collector market.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.43 g
Literature: Iger as V.98.2.a (R4), but minor punctuation differences, Ivanauskas(2012) 5SV54-30 (RR), Kopicki 3535 (R6), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 1253 (R7)
