An exquisite mint piece with a slight cut through the bust. Perfectly preserved mint luster.
Very rare, first, vintage Vilnius pennies minted during the reign of Stefan Batory in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Variety with a trilobed above the shields on the reverse, with the endings of the legends LIT/LITVAN.
A coin very rarely seen in the trade, especially in such an exquisite state of preservation, which can be confirmed by the fact that in the catalog of E. Ivanauskas the variant is illustrated with a noticeably weaker piece.
An item worthy of recommendation for the best and most specialized collections.
Obverse: in the cord border crowned royal bust in plate armor, to the right, in the outer border legend:
STEPH-D-G-REX-PO-M-D-LIT;
Reverse: in a rope border crowned shields with the coats of arms of the Crown, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Dragon Teeth coat of arms of the Batory family, above the shields a trillium, below the shields the date 15-80 divided; in the outer border legend:
-GROSSVS-MAG-DVC-LITVAN-;
