3 Polker - Sigismund III Vasa Riga

Features

Issuer Duchy of Livonia
Duke Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1629)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1620-1624
Value 3 Polker = 1⁄24 Thaler
Currency Thaler (1581-1629)
Composition Billon
Weight 1.13 g
Diameter 18.2 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
86400
References Haljak II# 1043,
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# 713,
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# 8
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 · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L ·
3

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 symbol, and separating date, all surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONE · NOVA · CIVI · RIGE :
Z - 0
Z4

Translation:
Moneta Nova Civitatis Rigensis
New coin of the city of Riga

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Riga, Latvia (1211-1707)

Comments

Different symbols appear beneath the orb on the reverse:



There is a similar coin with the date of 1624 that was minted at Bydgoszcz for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The 1624 coins minted at Riga are harder much rarer than those compared to 1620, and yet a lot more people claim they own the 1624 date, meaning that date is often misidentified (with the actual coin being that minted at Bydgoszcz). The main difference between the coins minted at Riga and the coins minted at Bydgoszcz is the legend on the reverse.

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

1620 (running fox beneath orb):
1) SIG · III · D : G - REX · P · M · D · / ✿ MONE · NOV · CIVI · RIGE · ✿

2) · SIG · III · D : G - REX · P · M · D · / ✿ MONE · NOV : CIVI · RIGE ✿


1620 (crossed keys beneath orb):
1) SIG : III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · / MONE · NOVA · CIVI · RIGE :
2) SIG · III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · / MONE · NOV : CIVI · RIGE ·



1620 (crossed keys beneath orb; running fox at the end of the reverse legend):
1) SIG · III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · / MONE · NOVA : CIVI · RIGE ·


1624 (circled bull beneath orb):
1) SIGIS · 3 · DG · REX · P · M · D · L / MON · NOV · CIVI · RIGE

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1620  13% (16)Z0, Crossed keys beneath orb
1620  7% (16)Z0, Crossed keys beneath orb and running fox at the end of the reverse legend
1620  13% (16)Z0; Running fox beneath orb
1624  74% (16)24; Circled bull beneath orb

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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Picture 1 of a sold 3 Polker - Sigismund III Vasa (Riga)
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Auction 67
Lot 1457
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24 Sep 2022 Undetermined VF USD 7.54
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