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10 Ducats 'Portugał' - Sigismund II Augustus Wilno mint

Issuer Mint of Vilnius (Wilno)
Year 1562
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Currency Lithuanian Groat (1495-1580)
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Obverse description Crowned and draped bust of Sigismund II Augustus facing right, set within a finely engraved laurel wreath border. The king is depicted with a short beard, wearing an ornate crown and mantle rendered in fine Renaissance style. The date 15-6Z (1562) appears divided on either side of the effigy within the wreath. A circular Latin legend surrounds the wreath, separated from it by a beaded inner border and an outer beaded rim.
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Obverse lettering + SIGIS AVGVSTVS D G REX POLONI MAG DVX LITVA 15 6Z
(Translation: Sigismund Augustus, by God`s grace king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania)
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Reverse script Latin
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