4138

4138- Danzig. Ducat, 1590

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
4138- Danzig. Ducat, 1590
<Our item number 109492><B>Danzig. Ducat, 1590.</B> Fr-10; Cz-828. 3.50 grams. 21.82 mm. Minted at Gdansk. Mintmaster, Philipp Kluner. Sigismund III, 1587-1632. Obv: Crowned portrait with ruffled collar right. Leg: SIGISMVND. III. D: G.REX. - POL. D. PRVS. <I>Reverse:</I> City arms. Leg: Mintmark.MONE.NO.AVR.CIVI.GEDANENSIS.90: Brilliant prooflike fields with original mint luster. <B>NGC graded MS-62.</B> <BR><BR>Sigismund was the first of the Vasa line of Sweden to rule Poland. If only he could have forgotten about Sweden and concentrated on Poland, he might have done a respectable job. He managed to lose all that the previous ruler, Stephen had accomplished. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,500-4,000. <I><BR>The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 109492<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109492.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109492N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>