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3 groszii from Lithuania of Stephen Báthory of Poland, 1585

Also known as: 3 groszii uit Litauen van Stefan Batory van Polen,1585

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1585

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned bust of the ruler to the right. Reverse: crowned coat of arms between the year, to the left of it an eagle, to the right a knight on horseback.

Above and below the coat of arms, value indication in four lines. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3678; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weight 2.24 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.1 cm x weight 2.24 g

Design

Obverse
crowned bust of the ruler to the right.
Reverse
crowned coat of arms between the year, to the left of it an eagle, to the right a knight on horseback. Above and below the coat of arms, value indication in four lines.

Identification

Original title
3 groszii uit Litauen van Stefan Batory van Polen,1585
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-3678
Museum classification
coin

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Catalogue references

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