Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1599, Bydgoszcz – Lewart on the shield
Portrait of the king wearing a crown with a tubular collar and a bow.
A variant featuring the Lewart coat of arms (of Jan Firlej—Grand Crown Treasurer) in the center of the shield, along with the letter B (the mark of the Bydgoszcz mint) on the right and the abbreviated date 99 on the left side of the shield.
A variant with an inscription bearing the king’s title SIG III … D – G REX PO M D L in the rim on the obverse.
Condition: 3
A circulated but fully legible piece.
We recommend
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.25 g
References: Iger B.99.2.b, but with minor punctuation differences; Kopicki 1142 (R2); Kopicki (MZIIIW) 741 (R2)
