what does “STR” or “STR crowned” mean in reference to a 1627 polish thaler, km#44. I have one but don’t know what variety it is. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks. My first post.
Looking at my 1600s Krause guide, it seems that the all caps designations refer to variations in the legend. I have a couple of Sigismund III minors and I know that there are a lot of variations for some of those, with different abbreviations or letters left out. But what the rare crowned STR variant looks like, I can't be of much help on--there are no photos in the guide for that variant in any date I could find. Numista mentions a detailed reference book for these called "Dostych". Good luck! Edit: Maybe these are the mintmasters? The other 1627 thaler variant is IIVE, which I believe was Jacob Jacob van Emden, mint contractor for Krakow mint in 1624-30 (he is lister for other mints as well with other dates). Mintmaster's initials usually are by the shield on the reverse or by the date.
