Sigismund III, 3 groschen 1595, Lublin

A nice representative of a very rare trojak with the Axe crest.
Locally dark patina.

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 (...) L.
An undescribed punctuation variant in the Iger catalog.

Definitely recommended - noteworthy in any state of preservation.

Obverse: royal bust in crown to the right, in the rim legend with punctuation in the form of colons SIG 3 D G REX POL M D L;
Reverse: denomination marking 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 dots 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.