Here is a neat little coin from Lithuania. A half groschen with a neat looking mounted knight on the obverse. The reverse features the rare eagle with only one head, LOL... Thanks for looking Ben
Great condition for its age Ben. :thumb: I'm not sure, but I think that's the first single-head eagle I've seen from that time frame and area.
That's a very beautiful coin you have there, Bonedigger! The legends read as : MONETA MAGNI DUCAT(U)s LITVA(nia) or Coin from the grand duchy of Lithuania and SIGIS(mund) AUG(ust) REX PO(lonia) MAG(num) DUX LI(tuania) or Sigismund II August I, king of Poland, Grand duke of Lithuania Sigismund II August I was grand duke of Lithuania from 1544 until his dead in 1572. He became king of Poland in 1548.
... which also explains the eagle and the horse/knight. Voilà, the CoA of Poland-Lithuania at that time: The double eagle, historically used in many countries (some still use it), usually referred to the two Roman empires - East (Constantinople) and West (Rome), but it can of course represent any other duality too. The Polish eagle never had two heads as far as I know ... Christian
