Royal poltorak – M.Cz.III 7082 n
Item | Royal poltorak, Poland, Sigismund III Vasa |
Id no. | M.Cz.III 7082 n |
Period | 1614, minted in Cracow |
Place of discovery | Częstochowa, Old Town |
ul. Nadrzeczna and Plac Bohaterów Getta, near the junction with ul. Jaskrowska (the cemetery next to the remains of the foundations of the old Church of Saint Barbara) | |
Material | silver |
Weight and size | 1.192 g; 20.7 mm |
Location in exhibition | Showcase #5 |
Obv.: a five-field escutcheon below a crown, with the circumscription: [SI]GIS∙3∙D∙G∙ (3) REX PM∙D∙L∙
Rev.: a globus cruciger with the marking “Z4” dividing the year 1_4, with the circumscription: MONE∙NOV _ REG∙POL, the Abdank coat of arms of Stanisław Warszycki, grand crown treasurer from 1610 to 1616, mint mark – crossed mint hooks
Part of the treasure discovered in 2015.