1½ Grossus - Sigismund III Vasa Riga

Features

Issuer Duchy of Livonia
Duke Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1629)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1616-1617
Value 1.5 Grossus = 1⁄24 Thaler
Currency Thaler (1581-1629)
Composition Billon
Weight 1.11 g
Diameter 17.7 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
78800
References Kop# 8171,
Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych / Część 1.1. Teksty Poz. 1-7058. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne - Zarząd Główny, Warsaw, Poland.
And 3 more volumes.
Fed# 703,
Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий : Coin Identifier = Coins of the Baltic States of 14th - 18th centuries / Определитель монет. Valgus, Tallin, Estonia.
KM# 7
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Crowned four-sectioned shield surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIG · III · DG · REX · POL · M · D · L ·

Translation:
Sigismund III Dei Gratia Rex Polonia Magnus Dux Livoniae
Sigismund III Vasa, with God's grace, King of Poland and great Duke of Livonia

Reverse

Cross on orb containing value, above crossed keys, and separating date, all surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GROS · ARGE - N · CIVI · RIG ·
1 - 6
Z4

Translation:
Grossus Argentea Civitatis Rigensis
Silver Grossus of the city of Riga

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Riga, Latvia (1211-1707)

Comments

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

1616:
1) SIG · III · DG · REX · POL · M · D · L · / GROS · ARGE - N · CIVI · RIG ·
2) SIG · III · DG · REX · POL · M : L : / GROS · ARGE - N · CIVI · RIG ·

1617:
1) SIGIS · III · D . G · REX · PO · M · D · L · / GROS · AR - GE · CIVI · RIG ·
2) SIGIS · III · D . G · REX · PO · M · D · L · / GROS · AR - GE · CIV · RIG ·

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1616  71% (16)16
1617  14% (16)17

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