Denar gdański - Stefan Batory Gdańsk mint

Gdańsk's right to mint its own coinage was a hard-won municipal privilege, and the city exercised it jealously throughout Batory's reign. The denars produced here were struck under the authority of the city's own mintmaster rather than the royal mint apparatus — a distinction that occasionally put Gdańsk at odds with the crown over fineness standards and output volumes. Batory himself spent considerable political energy negotiating with the city after its prolonged resistance to his kingship, which had included an actual military siege in 1576–77.

The Koppicki references span at least five die varieties across the reign, reflecting continuous small-run production rather than a single coordinated issue.