Lithuanian grosz, 1546. Obverse: crowned male bust in armour facing right, rim inscription divided at top by a crown cross: .SIGIS.AVG.REX...L MAG.DVX.LIT. Reverse: Lithuanian Pogon Pursuit facing left, Columns of Gediminas coat of arms below the date 1546, rim inscription divided by the column coat of arms: .MONETA.MAGNI-DVCAT9.LITVA. Maker: Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania. Coin, Poland–Grand Duchy of Lithuania., A worn round metal coin with a raised profile of a bearded man wearing a crown facing right, surrounded by a raised circular border and decorative edge; the surface shows textured wear and scratches and the coin appears in shades of gray with darker gray recesses and lighter gray highlights.
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Lithuanian grosz, 1546. Obverse: crowned male bust in armour facing right, rim inscription divided at top by a crown cross: .SIGIS.AVG.REX...L MAG.DVX.LIT. Reverse: Lithuanian Pogon Pursuit facing left, Columns of Gediminas coat of arms below the date 1546, rim inscription divided by the column coat of arms: .MONETA.MAGNI-DVCAT9.LITVA. Maker: Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania. Coin, Poland–Grand Duchy of Lithuania., A worn round metal coin with a raised profile of a bearded man wearing a crown facing right, surrounded by a raised circular border and decorative edge; the surface shows textured wear and scratches and the coin appears in shades of gray with darker gray recesses and lighter gray highlights.

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Lithuanian grosz 1546 Obverse crowned male bust armour facing right rim inscription divided top crown cross .Sigis.Avg.Rex...L Mag.Dvx.Lit Reverse Lithuanian Pogon Pursuit left Columns Gediminas coat arms date 1546 column coat .Moneta.Magni-Dvcat9.Litva Maker Sigismund II Augustus King Poland Grand Duke Lithuania Coin Poland–Grand Duchy worn round metal coin raised profile bearded man wearing crown surrounded raised circular border decorative edge surface textured wear scratches coin shades gray darker gray recesses lighter gray highlights.

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