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Fifty ducat piece of Sigismund III

Fifty ducat piece of Sigismund III

(active Danzig, 1614–1621)
(Polish, active in Poland from 1617, died in 1
died in 1639)
1621
Object PlacePoland
Medium/TechniqueMetal; gold (98% pure with 2% silver)
DimensionsOverall: 6.5 cm, 175.8 gm (2 9/16 in., 0.4 lb.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833–1914)
Accession number38.1036
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed "SIGISMVNDVS.III.D:G:POLONIAE.ET.SVECIAE.REX". Reverse: Inscribed "MAGNVS.DVX.LITVAN:RVSS:[ ]:PRVSSMAS:SAM:LIVON:ZC': [two rosettes]".