3 Grossus - Sigismund III Vasa Riga; long and rounded beard

Features

Issuer Duchy of Livonia
Duke Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1629)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1619
Value 3 Grossus = 1⁄12 Thaler
Currency Thaler (1581-1629)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.95 g
Diameter 21.5 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
78801
References Kop# 8199,
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.
Haljak II# 1038,
Gunnar Haljak, Antti Haljak; 2010. Livonian Coins / Part I. Feudal States : Livonian Coins from XIII-XVI Century : XIII-XVIII Century. self-published, Tallin, Estonia.
And 1 more volumes.
Fed# 711,
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# A6
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 bust facing right with a longer, rounded beard surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIG : III : D : G : REX : PO : 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

Castle under crossed keys surrounded by stacked legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
III
16 - 19
GR - OS
ARG : TRIP
CIVI : RIG
EN

Translation:
Grossus Argentea Triplex Civitatis Rigensis
Triple silver grossus of the city of Riga

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Riga, Latvia (1211-1707)

Comments

Exact details of the bust may vary, and the exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

1619:
1) SIGIS · 3 · D : G · REX · POL · M · D · L · / GR OS - ARG : TRIP - CIVI · RIG - EN
2) SIGIS · 3 · D : G · REX · POL · M · D · L · / GR OS - ARG : TRIP - CIVI · RI - GE
3) SIGIS · 3 · D : G · REX · PO · M · D · LI · / GR OS - ARG : TRIP - CIVI : RI - GE
4) SIGIS · 3 · D : G · REX · PO · M · D · L · / GR OS - ARG : TRIP - CIVI · RI - GE
5) SIG : III : D : G : REX : PO : M : D : L · / GR OS - ARG : TRIP - CIVI : RIG - EN
6) SIG : III : D : G : REX : PO : M : D : L · / GR OS - ARG : TRIP - CIVI : RI - GE

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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