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Szóstak koronny - August II Mocny Lipsk mint
| Issuer | Leipzig Mint (for the Polish Crown) |
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| Year | 1698-1706 |
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| Value | 6 Groschens (Szóstak) (1/5) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped bust of Augustus II (the Strong) facing right, wearing a cuirass with ornate lace cravat and flowing mantle, his long curled wig resting on his shoulders in the Baroque fashion. The royal crown sits prominently atop his head. A circular legend in Latin runs around the periphery, interrupted by the bust at the base, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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August II — Elector of Saxony before he was King of Poland — financed his contested election to the Polish throne in 1697 partly through Saxon mint revenues, and Leipzig was among the facilities he leveraged. The szóstak, a six-grosz piece rooted in the Polish-Lithuanian monetary system, had been debased repeatedly through the seventeenth century, and by August's reign the denomination was already regarded with suspicion by merchants who preferred foreign specie.
The range of Kopicki references here — five consecutive catalogue numbers — reflects meaningful die variety across the production run, not mere duplicates. The Great Northern War, which consumed much of August's attention and treasury from 1700 onward, almost certainly disrupted consistent output from this series.