Stephan Bathory, Groschen 1579, Olcusia

An exquisite, periwinkle piece.
Beautiful fresh luster, slight central scarcity - quite characteristic of this issue.
Very high NGC grading note - for this type of rare penny.
Currently only two pieces graded higher !
A great rarity in this state of preservation.

The first type of the crown penny of King Stefan Batory.
Issue with a narrow portrait of the king on the obverse, on the reverse an eagle with the king's family coat of arms, instead of the shield of the Republic.
Olkusz coins from 1578-1580 are mostly preserved in very poor states of preservation.
This was due to Rafal Leszczynski's failure to observe the regulations of the monetary rate.

An undescribed punctuation variant in Kurpiewski's catalog with the absence of a dot starting and ending the obverse legend.

In our opinion, one of the most beautifully preserved Olkusz pennies of Stefan Batory - on the numismatic market.
Worth recommending for the best collections!