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Grosz litewski - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Wilno mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1652 |
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| Reference(s) | Kop#3608, Kop#3609, Kop#3610 |
| Obverse description | Crowned draped bust of John II Casimir Vasa facing right, wearing an open crown with ornamental beading and a lace collar visible at the truncation. The effigy is rendered in a somewhat crude but characteristically baroque hammered style. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait, separated from the central device by a beaded inner border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Lithuanian grosz of 1652 was produced at Wilno during one of the most financially strained periods in the Commonwealth's history — the ongoing wars against Muscovy, Sweden, and the Cossack Hetmanate had drained the treasury to a degree that small silver coinage was being struck at progressively reduced fineness throughout the decade. Jan II Kazimierz had inherited a state already at war and a mint system under constant pressure to produce more coin from less metal.
The three Kopicki references reflect documented die variants from this single year's Wilno production — not unusual given the volume of small denominations struck and the number of working dies in simultaneous use.