Lithuanian grosz on a Polish foot, Sigismund II Augustus (King of Poland; 1544–1572), Jagiellonians (dynasty). Obverse: Crowned male bust in armour turned right, separating an inscription in a half-circle at the top: SIGIS. - AVG.REX; at the bottom horizontally in two lines: POLO.MAG / DVX.LIT. Reverse: Lithuanian Chase (Pogon) turned left; below, under the crown, a tied monogram composed of the letters SA and the Columns of Gediminas coat of arms, which divide the inscription in the rim: MONE.MAG.DVC.LITVA. Date: 1546. Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Vilnius). Coin; diameter ~22.9–23.0 mm; weight 1.99 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised portrait of a crowned head in profile, surrounded by a beaded inner border and an outer rim; the coin appears silver-gray with darker gray areas in the recesses and lighter silvery highlights on the raised edges, and there is a band of raised lettering and decorative elements around the rim and across the lower portion of the coin.
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Lithuanian grosz on a Polish foot, Sigismund II Augustus (King of Poland; 1544–1572), Jagiellonians (dynasty). Obverse: Crowned male bust in armour turned right, separating an inscription in a half-circle at the top: SIGIS. - AVG.REX; at the bottom horizontally in two lines: POLO.MAG / DVX.LIT. Reverse: Lithuanian Chase (Pogon) turned left; below, under the crown, a tied monogram composed of the letters SA and the Columns of Gediminas coat of arms, which divide the inscription in the rim: MONE.MAG.DVC.LITVA. Date: 1546. Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Vilnius). Coin; diameter ~22.9–23.0 mm; weight 1.99 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised portrait of a crowned head in profile, surrounded by a beaded inner border and an outer rim; the coin appears silver-gray with darker gray areas in the recesses and lighter silvery highlights on the raised edges, and there is a band of raised lettering and decorative elements around the rim and across the lower portion of the coin.

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Lithuanian grosz Polish foot Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 Jagiellonians dynasty Obverse Crowned male bust armour turned right separating inscription half-circle top Sigis - Avg.Rex bottom horizontally two lines Polo.Mag Dvx.Lit Reverse Lithuanian Chase Pogon turned left under crown tied monogram composed letters SA Columns Gediminas coat arms divide rim Mone.Mag.Dvc.Litva Date 1546 Grand Duchy Lithuania Vilnius Coin diameter ~22.9–23.0 mm weight 1.99 g round metallic coin worn surface showing raised portrait crowned head profile surrounded beaded inner border outer rim coin silver-gray darker gray areas recesses lighter silvery highlights raised edges band raised lettering decorative elements across lower portion coin.

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