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Auction: 16005 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals including European Coins from the Peter Woodhead Collection
Lot: 2225

Poland, Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1632), 4-Ducats, 13.75g, 1611, sigismvndvs. iii. dg. rex. po. et. sve., crowned, cuirased and draped bust right, rev. m. d. lit: rvsie: prv: - mas: sam: li: xc., crowned shield, date above (F.79; HCz.1273 note), weak around edges from a mount, a mark in front of king's face, good fine, very rare

provenance
Purchased from Donald Crowther, 28 October 1966, £245

Hutten-Czapski lists a 5-Ducat of 1611, but not a 4-Ducat. In a note to 1273 he states 'Bandtkie, No. 724, et Reichel, No. 883, décrivent une piéce pareille de 4 Ducats de valeur, on recontre souvent des piéces d'or de ce règne, de différentes valeurs frappée au même coin.

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Sold for
£13,000