Sigismund III, 3 groschen 1596, Posen

A glossy piece in a charming patina.
Underbite on both sides and a minor sheet flaw on the obverse.

A very rare type of coin with a characteristic widely spaced abbreviated date, placed on the sides of the coat of arms shields.
Iger in its specialized catalog of Polish trojaks does not describe such a variety!
Few auction listings confirm the outstanding rarity of this coin.
The letters I - F on the sides of the Lewart coat of arms, the letters H - R on the sides of the mint mark.

Definitely recommended.

Obverse: royal bust in crown, and armor, with tubular orifice seen from above, to the right, in the rim legend with dot punctuation SIG III D G - R - PO M D L;
Reverse: denomination III, below it the coats of arms of the Eagle of the Crown, the Sheaf of the Vasa dynasty and the Pogo of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, on the sides dots, below it the legend in three lines GROS ARG/TRIP REG/POLONIE, below it the coat of arms of the Levart in a shield, between the initials of the Grand Treasurer of the Crown Jan Firlej - I-F, the sign of a rose with the initials H-R of Herman Rudiger and a branch of Ditmar decorated with dots, widely spaced date numerals 9 - 6;