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| Emittent | Gdańsk Mint (Royal Mint of Gdańsk) |
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| Jahr | 1614 |
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| Nennwert | 7 Ducats |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Crowned and armored effigy of Sigismund III Vasa facing right, rendered in high relief with exceptional medallic artistry. The king wears an elaborate closed royal crown adorned with fleur-de-lis and cross finial, and is clad in ornate plate armor over which a richly draped mantle falls across the shoulders. A large, layered ruffed collar frames the lower face and neck, characteristic of early 17th-century Vasa court dress. The bearded portrait is finely detailed, conveying a strong royal presence. The Latin circumscription runs along the inner border of a beaded circle. |
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| Averslegende | SIGISMVNDVS • III • D:G:REX • POLONIÆ • MAG : DVX • LIT • RVS • PRVSSIÆ (Translation: Sigismundus III, by God's grace King of Poland, Great Duke of Lithuania, Russia and Prussia.) |
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The donative (donatywa) was not ordinary currency — it was a presentation piece, struck in multiples of the ducat specifically to be gifted by the Gdańsk city council to the Polish king or his representatives as a form of diplomatic tribute. Gdańsk jealously guarded its minting privileges and used these lavish gold multiples to reinforce its status as a semi-autonomous merchant city operating under royal protection. The relationship was transactional in the most literal sense.
The Kop(-) reference indicates this specific die marriage or emission is unrecorded in Kopicki's catalogue — a significant detail for a type where every known specimen has a traceable provenance.