Sigismund III, 3 groschen 1595, Lublin

A beautiful representative of a very rare trojak with the Axe crest.
Lots of luster in the background, charming patina, very nice presence.

Lublin trojak with the Axe mark (of mintmaster Kacper Rytkier) and abbreviated date - on the reverse.
Valued by Tyszkiewicz at 25Mk, in all catalog authors the degree of rarity specified as R5.
Inscription variant of the obverse legend SIG 3 (...) LIT.
Punctuation variant not described in Iger's catalog, moreover lack of decorations on the sides of the denomination III.

For the best collections.

Obverse: royal bust with crown to the right, in the rim the legend with punctuation in the form of dots SIG 3 D G REX POL M D LIT;
Reverse: denomination III, below it the coats of arms Eagle - of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom, Snop - of the Vasa dynasty and Pogo - of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, below it the legend in three lines with punctuation in the form of colons GROS ARG/TRIP REG/POLONIAE, below it the coat of arms - Lewart of the Grand Crown Treasurer Jan Firlej with initials I-F and the Axe coat of arms separating the date 9-5, on the right the mint mark "lion pierced with a hook" of Daniel Koste.