A nice, well stamped piece. Lots of preserved luster in the background.
Variety with the ending of the obverse legend M D L R.
Coin illustrated in the catalog of sixpences by L. Ciura.
Obverse: in the rim a royal bust wearing a crown, armor and cloak, with the Order of the Golden Fleece, to the right, in the outer rim the legend:
IOAN-CAS-D G REX POL-& S-M D-L-R-;
Reverse: in the rim crowned two, slightly curved shields of arms with the coats of arms of the Crown and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, with bows at the corners, above, under the crown the denomination mark VI, below, the initials -A-T- divided by the coat of arms Snopes of the Vasa dynasty in a simple shield of arms, in the outer rim the legend divided by the coat of arms Slepowron:
GROS-ARG-SEX-REG POL-1665-;