Sigismund III Vasa, Troika 1596, Vilnius - RARE / MENTIONABLE

A select, mint piece with strong luster throughout.
Great freshness, sharp relief, excellent detail.
Very rare in this state of preservation.

Distinctive, valued by collectors type of trojak with the date 15 III 96 at the top.
At the bottom of the reverse the mintmark of Daniel Koste - a lion pierced with a hook, next to the Chalecki coat of arms.
An undescribed punctuation variant in the Iger catalog.

Definitely recommended - for the best collections.

Obverse: bust of Sigismund III Vasa, wearing crown and armor, with tubular orifice, to the right, in the rim a legend with punctuation
SIG III D G - REX 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, below it the date 15 - 96 punctuated by III, the legend in two lines with punctuation GROS ARG/TRIP M D L, below it the Chalecki coat of arms and the mint mark "lion pierced with a hook" of Daniel Koste;