Polish Silver

[drgeorge]

On my most recent local excursion with my stepson I found this small silver coin. My first impression when it came out of the rocky, mountainous soil was that some kid lost his "Funny Money"--seriously, the bust on the coin looks kinda' like some guy with a big nose and ears in a clown outfit.......after closer examination I realized that it actually is a real piece. At home I browsed the net and found that it indeed is real (not play-money or counterfeit!!).
Minted Poznan in 1591 under the reign of king Sigismund the Third (b.1566-d.1632) of Poland (et al.).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_III_Vasa

 

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[TITUS1ER]

hello
very beautiful piece

 

[KyFreeBird]

Great find !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Sigismund III, very nice coin, congrats! HH, Mike

 

[Mackaydon]

Great find !
3-Gröscher
http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotvi...Lot=2473&Val=4a9a67dbcbf5f721870c7f70ec37f8ca
Don....

 

[oldsoapy]

A nice find John.

 

[CRUSADER]

Great find !
3-Gröscher
http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotvi...Lot=2473&Val=4a9a67dbcbf5f721870c7f70ec37f8ca
Don....

yeap 1591

He does look kinda funky looking.

Looks early milled, rather than hammered, but I have no knowledge of these foreign type