Sigismund III Vasa, Ort 1618, Gdańsk – bear’s paw – variant
Portrait of the king with his head turned to the right, wearing a lapel collar.
A Renaissance shield bearing the coat of arms of Gdańsk, supported by two lions on the reverse.
A variant with an inscription that does not extend over the crown on the obverse.
A bear’s paw within a shield (the mint mark of Daniel Klüwer—the leaseholder of the Gdańsk mint) and an ornamental element introduce the circumferential inscription on the reverse.
A variant of the punctuation featuring a colon and a rosette concluding the rim inscription on the obverse, and a period before and after the date in the rim on the reverse.
Condition: 2–
Slightly worn in the obverse field (traces visible in the photo), but well struck and a very nicely preserved piece.
We recommend
Metal: silver
Weight: 5.93 g
References: Shatalin G18-I-12, Shatalin/Grendel(2017) GD18a-11 (R), KOG 1618/1 (R), CNG 160.a, Kopicki 7494 (R1), Kopicki (MZIIIW) 1477 (R1)
