Lithuania 1548 groschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 26505

This specimen was lot 26505 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND. Lithuania. Grossus, 1548. Vilnius Mint. Sigismund II Augustus. PCGS AU-53. Lightly toned, this RARE type retains charming detail and stands as an excellent survivor. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection." This type was struck 1546-48 along with a half groschen and a very rare ducat.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.06 g, 0.375 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Ivanauskas 5SA59-4 (RRRR); Kop-3282 (R).

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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• Lithuania 1548 1/2 groschen
• 1548 ducat, Sigismund II, Vilnius mint
• Coins and currency dated 1548