Riga 1589 3 groschen

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71481

This specimen was lot 71481 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND. 3 Groscher, 1589. Sigismund III. PCGS AU-58. A boldly struck silver minor from 16th century Poland. King Sigismund III in large ruff color is portrayed. Little or no wear to be found." This is a product of the city of Riga, now in Latvia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Gum-990.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

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