Lithuania (1501-06) 1/2 groschen

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24477

This specimen was lot 24477 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND. Lithuania. 1/2 Groschen, ND (1501-06). Alexander Jagiellon. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. Obverse: mounted knight (Lithuania), reverse: eagle (Poland). A blast white coin, somewhat softly struck." In the sixteenth century, Lithuania comprised the northeast half of the kingdom of Poland whose monarch ruled the two regions separately.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Kop-3123.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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• Poland 1508 1/2 groschen
• Lithuania 1547 1/2 groschen
• Coins and currency dated 1501