Royal poltorak – M.Cz.III 7100 n
Item | Royal poltorak, Poland, Sigismund III Vasa |
Id no. | M.Cz.III 7100 n |
Period | 1617, 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 | 1.168 g; 20.8 mm |
Location in exhibition | Showcase #5 |
Obv.: a five-field escutcheon below a crown, with the circumscription: SIGI∙3∙ D∙G∙ (3) REX PMDL
Rev.: a globus cruciger, 1_7, with the circumscription: *MONE∙NO∙ _ RE∙ POL _*, the Sas coat of arms of Mikołaj Daniłowicz, grand crown treasurer from 1617 to 1624, mint mark – crossed mint hooks
Part of the treasure discovered in 2015.