Lithuania 1560 1/2 groschen

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45276

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45276 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LITHUANIA. Vilnius. 1/2 Groat, 1560. Sigismund II Augustus. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. A coin with slightly uneven strike but nonetheless good detail on the central devices. The surfaces appear nicely original with steel-gray toning throughout."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Ivanauskas-4SA94-24.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• Lithuania 1549 1/2 groschen
• Livonia (15)60 ferding
• Lithuania 1562 1/2 groschen
• Coins and currency dated 1560