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½ Groat - Sigismund II Augustus Contemporary forgery
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| Type | Contemporary counterfeit coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a spread eagle facing forward with head turned to the left, rendered in a noticeably crude and distorted manner characteristic of contemporary forgeries. The design closely imitates the royal arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as used under Sigismund II Augustus. A blundered Latin legend encircles the eagle, with irregular letter spacing and deformed letterforms throughout. The overall execution reflects the work of an unofficial die-cutter seeking to replicate the official royal coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | * SIGIS * AVG * REX * PO * MAG * DVX * LI |
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| Edge | Plain |
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