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Półtalar - Sigismund II Augustus Wilno mint - countermarked
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Poland (Wilno) |
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| Year | 1564 |
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| Technique | Countermarked |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1564 - Kopicki 3337 - 1564 - Kopicki 3338 - 1564 - Kopicki 3339 - |
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The countermark on this półtalar reflects a recurring administrative headache of the Jagiellonian monetary system: coins struck at Wilno frequently re-entered the mint for validation or revaluation as Polish-Lithuanian monetary union demands shifted weight and fineness standards through the 1560s. Sigismund II Augustus spent much of his reign attempting to harmonize coinage across the sprawling Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth before its formal 1569 union — a project complicated by the Wilno mint's semi-independent operation under Lithuanian jurisdiction.
The three Kop references suggest at least three distinct countermark varieties are attributed to this type, a detail worth verifying against the specific punch present on this example.