Lithuanian grosz on a Lithuanian foot, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1544–1572 author; coats of arms; Jagiellonians dynasty; royal bust iconography; Polish coins; Sigismund II Augustus 1520–1572 — iconography; Columns of Gediminas coat of arms of Lithuania; male busts; Pogon coat of arms; Lithuania. Obverse: 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...LMAG.DVX.LIT. Reverse: Lithuanian Pursuit Pogon facing left, below the date 1546 and the Columns of Gediminas coat of arms dividing the inscription in the rim: .MONETA.MAGNI-DVCAT9.LITVA. 1546. Coin; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Poland., A circular metallic object with a worn silver-gray surface showing a raised central design of a person mounted on a horse, surrounded by a decorative border and an outer ring with raised elements; the central figure and horse are rendered in low relief with textured, slightly darker and lighter areas acr...
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Lithuanian grosz on a Lithuanian foot, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1544–1572 author; coats of arms; Jagiellonians dynasty; royal bust iconography; Polish coins; Sigismund II Augustus 1520–1572 — iconography; Columns of Gediminas coat of arms of Lithuania; male busts; Pogon coat of arms; Lithuania. Obverse: 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...LMAG.DVX.LIT. Reverse: Lithuanian Pursuit Pogon facing left, below the date 1546 and the Columns of Gediminas coat of arms dividing the inscription in the rim: .MONETA.MAGNI-DVCAT9.LITVA. 1546. Coin; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Poland., A circular metallic object with a worn silver-gray surface showing a raised central design of a person mounted on a horse, surrounded by a decorative border and an outer ring with raised elements; the central figure and horse are rendered in low relief with textured, slightly darker and lighter areas across the surface, and the outer edge appears irregular and slightly darker than the central face.

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Lithuanian grosz Lithuanian foot Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 author coats arms Jagiellonians dynasty royal bust iconography Polish coins Sigismund II Augustus 1520–1572 iconography Columns Gediminas coat Lithuania male busts Pogon coat Obverse Crowned male bust armour profile turned right rim inscription divided top crown cross .Sigis.Avg.Rex...Lmag.Dvx.Lit Reverse Lithuanian Pursuit Pogon facing left date 1546 arms dividing inscription .Moneta.Magni-Dvcat9.Litva 1546 Coin Grand Duchy circular metallic object worn silver-gray surface showing raised central design person mounted horse surrounded decorative border outer ring raised elements central figure rendered low relief textured slightly darker lighter areas across surface outer edge irregular central face.

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