Légende

Lithuanian grosz on a Polish foot, Sigismund II Augustus (King of Poland; 1544–1572). Obverse: Crowned male bust in armour turned right, inscription in half-circle SIGIS·AVG·REX and at bottom in two lines .POLO·MAG·/DVX·LIT. Reverse: Lithuanian Chaser (Pogon) turned left; below, under the crown, date divided 15 - 46 and tied monogram composed of the letters SA and the Columns of Gediminas coat of arms; rim inscription MONETA·MAGNI·DVC·LITVA. 1546; Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Vilnius), Poland; coin; diameter 22.4–22.8 mm; weight 1.94 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A33_215

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

86.7Mo (14.0Mo) / 46.6cm x 46.6cm / 5504 x 5504 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lithuanian grosz Polish foot Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 Obverse Crowned male bust armour turned right inscription half-circle SIGIS·AVG·REX bottom two lines .POLO·MAG· Dvx·Lit Reverse Lithuanian Chaser Pogon turned left under crown date divided 15 - 46 tied monogram composed letters SA Columns Gediminas coat arms rim inscription MONETA·MAGNI·DVC·LITVA 1546 Grand Duchy Lithuania Vilnius coin diameter 22.4–22.8 mm weight 1.94 g circular metallic coin worn silver-gray surface showing embossed central scene mounted figure armor horse surrounded raised border decorative beaded inner ring figure horse display detailed lines indicating flowing tail saddle additional small decorative emblems geometric shapes near lower center rim coin features raised lettering evenly spaced dots edge color palette shades silver gray.