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Auction: 15005 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 216

Poland, Wladyslaw IV, Vasa (1632-48), 8-Ducats, 28.1g, 1644, Gdansk (Danzig), vladislaus iiii d:g: rex pol: & suec: m: dux litv: rus: prus:, crowned and armoured half-length figure of the king left, wearing falling lace collar, and Collar and Badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece, holding sceptre in right hand and orb in left, rev. regia civitas gedanensis fieri fecit, view of the city, name of Jehova in clouds above, from which issue rays and two arms holding branches of palm and olive on the left, a sword and balance on the right, city ahield with supporters below, dividing date and G-R (for Mint Master Gerhard Rogge), and i-h (for the medallist Johann Höhn) below (F.17; cf. H.Cz.1845 for a 10-Ducat), extremely fine, extremely rare

provenance
Glendining, 15-16 July 1964, lot 249 (illustrated), £410

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Sold for
£55,000