A beautiful early city ducat of Sigismund III.
A very rare vintage in the trade, which is confirmed by the study of Marek Kaleniecki. For more than 50 years, at world auctions, it appeared only 2 times(!), and already the next vintage (1593) as many as 39 times.
In the Gold of the Vasa Dynasty recorded in unit collections.
As Norbert Grendel (TPZN) points out, this issue was struck using the obverse of the extremely rare Danzig trojak of Sigismund III Vasa.
An outstanding coin. Both relief and surface, preserved in near mint condition. Minimal weight loss (3.46/3.49g) caused by the era's clipping of the rim in its upper left quadrant (a common problem for gold circulation in the era, faced by those of the time). Virtually uncirculated coin (ex NGC AU58 8235272-011) with retained natural mint mirror. Very attractive visually. All the more unusual in its image (portrait) and distinctive in the string of ducat issues of the time.
For the first time in our offer.
Gold, diameter 21.5 mm, weight 3.46 g.
Obverse: royal bust with a bow on the epaulet, to the right, in the rim the legend:
SIGISMVND III D G REX POL D PRVS.
Reverse: coat of arms of Gdansk held by two lions, above them mint mark, in the rim legend:
MONE NO AVR CIVI GEDANENSIS 92 (mark).
