Lithuanian grosz on a Lithuanian foot, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1544–1572 author, coats of arms, Jagiellons dynasty, royal bust iconography, Polish coins, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1520–1572 - iconography, male busts, Pogon coat of arms; Lithuania, Columns of Gediminas coat of arms of Lithuania. Obv. Crowned male bust in armour with profile turned to the right, in the rim an inscription divided at the top by a crown cross: .SIGIS.AVG.REX.POL.MAG.DV. .IT. Rev. Lithuanian Pursuit facing left, below the date 1556 and the Column coat of arms dividing the inscription in the rim: MONE.. .AGNI - DVCAT9.LITVA, 1556. Poland, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, coin., A round metallic object with a worn, textured surface in shades of gray and silver, showing signs of darker tarnish in a few areas; the central area features a raised, embossed scene of a mounted figure on a horse with visible tack and a flowing element near the rider, all rendered in the same gray-silver material; a...
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Lithuanian grosz on a Lithuanian foot, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1544–1572 author, coats of arms, Jagiellons dynasty, royal bust iconography, Polish coins, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1520–1572 - iconography, male busts, Pogon coat of arms; Lithuania, Columns of Gediminas coat of arms of Lithuania. Obv. Crowned male bust in armour with profile turned to the right, in the rim an inscription divided at the top by a crown cross: .SIGIS.AVG.REX.POL.MAG.DV. .IT. Rev. Lithuanian Pursuit facing left, below the date 1556 and the Column coat of arms dividing the inscription in the rim: MONE.. .AGNI - DVCAT9.LITVA, 1556. Poland, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, coin., A round metallic object with a worn, textured surface in shades of gray and silver, showing signs of darker tarnish in a few areas; the central area features a raised, embossed scene of a mounted figure on a horse with visible tack and a flowing element near the rider, all rendered in the same gray-silver material; a raised circular border surrounds the central scene, and there is a ring of embossed decorative elements and shapes around the outer edge; the object has an irregular outer rim with slight variations in thickness and color, including a few darker spots.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Lithuanian grosz Lithuanian foot Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 author coats arms Jagiellons dynasty royal bust iconography Polish coins 1520–1572 - iconography male busts Pogon coat Lithuania Columns Gediminas coat Obv Crowned male bust armour profile turned right rim inscription divided top crown cross .Sigis.Avg.Rex.Pol.Mag.Dv Rev Lithuanian Pursuit facing left date 1556 Column coat arms dividing inscription Mone. .Agni - Dvcat9.Litva 1556 Grand Duchy coin round metallic object worn textured surface shades gray silver showing signs darker tarnish areas central area features raised embossed scene mounted figure horse visible tack flowing element near rider rendered gray-silver material raised circular border surrounds central scene ring embossed decorative elements shapes outer edge object irregular outer rim slight variations thickness color darker spots.

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