Lithuanian four-piece, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1544–1572 author, coats of arms, Jagiellons dynasty, Polish coins, Pogon coat of arms; Lithuania, male busts, royal bust iconography, Columns of Giedyminus coat of arms, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1520–1572 - iconography. Obverse: Crowned male bust in armour turned right, inscription around: .SIGIS.AVG.DGREX.PO.MAG.DVXL. Reverse: Under the prince's mitre, two coats of arms with the Pogon and Kolumny coats of arms, below the value number IIII, in the rim the inscription: MONETA.MAGNI.DVCAT.LITV 1568. 1568, Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland. Coin., A round metallic coin with a worn silver-gray surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man wearing a crown and detailed clothing, surrounded by a raised circular border and decorative raised elements along the rim, with areas of darker gray patina and lighter silver highlights across the coin.
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Lithuanian four-piece, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1544–1572 author, coats of arms, Jagiellons dynasty, Polish coins, Pogon coat of arms; Lithuania, male busts, royal bust iconography, Columns of Giedyminus coat of arms, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1520–1572 - iconography. Obverse: Crowned male bust in armour turned right, inscription around: .SIGIS.AVG.DGREX.PO.MAG.DVXL. Reverse: Under the prince's mitre, two coats of arms with the Pogon and Kolumny coats of arms, below the value number IIII, in the rim the inscription: MONETA.MAGNI.DVCAT.LITV 1568. 1568, Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland. Coin., A round metallic coin with a worn silver-gray surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man wearing a crown and detailed clothing, surrounded by a raised circular border and decorative raised elements along the rim, with areas of darker gray patina and lighter silver highlights across the coin.

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Lithuanian four-piece Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 author coats arms Jagiellons dynasty Polish coins Pogon coat Lithuania male busts royal bust iconography Columns Giedyminus coat 1520–1572 - iconography Obverse Crowned male bust armour turned right inscription .Sigis.Avg.Dgrex.Po.Mag.Dvxl Reverse Under prince's mitre two coats Pogon Kolumny coats value number IIII rim Moneta.Magni.Dvcat.Litv 1568 1568 Vilnius Grand Duchy Coin round metallic coin worn silver-gray surface showing raised profile bearded man wearing crown detailed clothing surrounded raised circular border decorative raised elements areas darker gray patina lighter silver highlights across coin.

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