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Półtalar koronny - Sześciodukat koronny - Władysław IV Waza Bydgoszcz mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1632-1648 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Władysław IV Vasa facing right, depicted with long flowing hair and a prominent moustache, wearing richly ornamented armour with elaborate decorative detailing on the gorget and pauldrons rendered in high relief. The effigy occupies the majority of the coin's field and is executed in a bold Baroque style characteristic of early seventeenth-century Polish coinage. A raised inner border separates the bust from the surrounding Latin legend, which reads VLADISLAUS IIII D:G:REX POL:M:DUX LITV:RUSS, disposed around the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Władysław IV came to the Polish throne in late 1632 following the death of Zygmunt III, inheriting a Commonwealth simultaneously at war with Muscovy, Sweden, and the Ottoman frontier. The sześciodukat denomination — a heavy multiple struck in gold at the Bydgoszcz mint — was never intended for everyday commerce. These were presentation pieces, distributed as diplomatic gifts or royal largesse, which explains why survivors tend to appear in sharper condition than their weight and apparent robustness might suggest.
Kop. 1465 is among the rarer multiples of the reign. Bydgoszcz's output of gold multiples during this period was limited and intermittent, tied directly to the availability of bullion and royal commission rather than any standing production schedule.