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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4567132, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Lithuania: silver half-grosz of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, 1550; Vilnius mint</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1367186[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> * MONETA * MAGNI * DUCAT ' LITVA, knight on horseback (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania" rel="nofollow">Vytis</a>) left, 1550 date, all in inner beaded circle.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> * SIGIS * AVG * REX * PO * MAG * DVX * II, crowned, spread eagle, head left, within inner beaded circle.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_II_Augustus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_II_Augustus" rel="nofollow">Sigismund II Augustus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Polish_monarchs#Jagiellonian_kings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Polish_monarchs#Jagiellonian_kings" rel="nofollow">King of Poland</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Lithuania#House_of_Jagiellon_(1440%E2%80%931569)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Lithuania#House_of_Jagiellon_(1440%E2%80%931569)" rel="nofollow">Grand Duke of Lithuania</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Silver half-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groschen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groschen" rel="nofollow">grosz</a> , 20 mm, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius" rel="nofollow">Vilnius</a> mint. Weight unrecorded, but the standard for the type was 1.25 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/83818887" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/83818887" rel="nofollow">PCGS MS63</a>; cert. #83818887. Acquired in the slab.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> </font></font><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces35047.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces35047.html" rel="nofollow"><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Numista-35047</font></font></a>, <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/1-2-grosz-1511-1565/1550-1-2-gr-ivanauskas-4sa45-13/5791?sn=527538&g=63&h=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/1-2-grosz-1511-1565/1550-1-2-gr-ivanauskas-4sa45-13/5791?sn=527538&g=63&h=" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">PCGS-527538</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">, Ivanauskas/Cesnulis 4SA45-13, Kopicki 3242.</font></font><a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/podlaski/item.php?id=484&lang=en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/podlaski/item.php?id=484&lang=en" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">*</font></font></a></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> Ex-Podlaski Gabinet Numizmatyczny Marek Melzer, (PGNUM), Poland, via MA-Shops store, 1 December 2017.<a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/podlaski/item.php?id=484&lang=en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/podlaski/item.php?id=484&lang=en" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>This coin was struck when Lithuania was under Polish rule. The iconic charging knight on it remains the symbol of Lithuania on its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania" rel="nofollow">coat of arms</a>, and can be seen on more modern Lithuanian coins as well.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>I love these coins because of the lively design on both sides, as well as the fact that they bear early dates in the 16th century. Because they are fairly common, prices are relatively modest even for Mint State examples like this. This example has somewhat subdued luster, but looks a bit better in hand.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1367186[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367187[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367189[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367190[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367191[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">015813S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4567132, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Lithuania: silver half-grosz of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, 1550; Vilnius mint[/B] [ATTACH=full]1367186[/ATTACH] [B]Obverse:[/B] * MONETA * MAGNI * DUCAT ' LITVA, knight on horseback ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania']Vytis[/URL]) left, 1550 date, all in inner beaded circle. [B]Reverse:[/B] * SIGIS * AVG * REX * PO * MAG * DVX * II, crowned, spread eagle, head left, within inner beaded circle. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_II_Augustus']Sigismund II Augustus[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Polish_monarchs#Jagiellonian_kings']King of Poland[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Lithuania#House_of_Jagiellon_(1440%E2%80%931569)']Grand Duke of Lithuania[/URL]. [B]Specifications:[/B] Silver half-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groschen']grosz[/URL] , 20 mm, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius']Vilnius[/URL] mint. Weight unrecorded, but the standard for the type was 1.25 g. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/83818887']PCGS MS63[/URL]; cert. #83818887. Acquired in the slab. [B]Reference:[/B] [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces35047.html'][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Numista-35047[/FONT][/SIZE][/URL], [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/1-2-grosz-1511-1565/1550-1-2-gr-ivanauskas-4sa45-13/5791?sn=527538&g=63&h='][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]PCGS-527538[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5], Ivanauskas/Cesnulis 4SA45-13, Kopicki 3242.[/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/podlaski/item.php?id=484&lang=en'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]*[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Provenance:[/B] Ex-Podlaski Gabinet Numizmatyczny Marek Melzer, (PGNUM), Poland, via MA-Shops store, 1 December 2017.[URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/podlaski/item.php?id=484&lang=en']*[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B]This coin was struck when Lithuania was under Polish rule. The iconic charging knight on it remains the symbol of Lithuania on its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania']coat of arms[/URL], and can be seen on more modern Lithuanian coins as well. [B]Comments: [/B]I love these coins because of the lively design on both sides, as well as the fact that they bear early dates in the 16th century. Because they are fairly common, prices are relatively modest even for Mint State examples like this. This example has somewhat subdued luster, but looks a bit better in hand. [ATTACH=full]1367186[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367187[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367189[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367190[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1367191[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [SIZE=1][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]015813S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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