A rare, penultimate vintage of the Wschowa orts of John II Casimir.
Very rare inscription variety of the CASIMIR / ARGENT legend.
Exceptional presence, extremely charming patina, sharp relief.
Definitely for the best collections.
Obverse: royal bust wearing laurel wreath, armor and cloak, with armor sleeve stripes visible, with Order of the Golden Fleece, to the right, in the rim legend: IOAN CASIMIR-DG REX PO&S
Reverse: crowned with a crown with jewels in a closed rim, with 5 rosette fleurons, a five-field escutcheon with the Coats of Arms of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Snopes Coat of Arms of the Vasa dynasty, on the sides of the escutcheon the denomination marking 1-8, in the rim the legend punctuated by the Coat of Arms of Wieniawa Podskarbiego Wielkiego Koronnego Bogusław Leszczyński and the initials MW:
COIN ARGENT-REGNI POL 1654
