Auction: 16005 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals including European Coins from the Peter Woodhead Collection
Lot: 2223
Latvia, under Poland (1581-1621), Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1621), Ducat, 3.50g, 1588, struck at Vilno (Vilnius), sig: iii. d: g: rex; po: d: livo:, crowned and cuirassed bust right, rev. mo. no. avrea. civitatis. rige. 88 (flower), city arms with supporters (F.5; HCz.10153 - R7), wavy flan and slightly off centre due to double striking, very fine, very rare
provenance
Coin Galleries, New York, 9-10 November 1962, lot 300, $575
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Sold for
£42,000