The prettiest piece of this typologically rare troy we had on offer.
In the entire history of Polish minting, wide trojaks have been minted only twice. The first time was the first Polish trojaki, minted in Cracow in 1528. It took more than 30 years to wait for the second one.
It's a striking, low proof issue from 1562, size-wise resembling sixpences (more than twice as heavy as standard trojaks, more than 20% larger in diameter). Minted only in this one vintage, the coin is the last trojak with a portrait of this king.
The issue, which unfortunately, due to the lousy silver used for its minting, as well as the carelessness of the mint's employees (frequent shortages), is characterized by the poor condition of the pieces that have survived to this day, which was also emphasized by Tadeusz Iger. The present piece definitely stands out from the pieces encountered in the trade.
Coin with very well-preserved surface silvering, luster.
Very rare in this condition.
Silver, diameter 26.4-26.8 mm, weight 7.11 g.