Groschen Siege coinage

Reverse

Crowned arms of city of Gdańsk divides date

Script: Latin

Lettering:
✤ GROSSVS 🟌 CIVI 🟌 GEDANENSIS
15 77

Unabridged legend: Grossus civitatis Gedanensis

Translation: Grossus of the city of Gdańsk

Comment

When Stephen Batory was elected King of Poland in 1576, the city of Gdańsk refused to acknowledge his legitimacy, leading to the Gdańsk Rebellion which ended with Batory's siege of the city, ending in December 1577 with a negotiated peace.
 
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Personal observation by © geraltttt82


MAIN TYPE 1

Characteristics of main type number 1:

a.) crown with crosses


b.) little sun


c.) narrow crosses



Subtypes MT1

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Punch 1 ex.2 price: 2 700 PLN

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MAIN TYPE 2


Characteristics of main type number 2:

a.) crown without crosses


b.) no little suns but crosses or stars




c.) small crosses



Subtypes MT2

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MAIN TYPE 3


Characteristics of main type number 3:

a.) crown without crosses with jackdaw above


b.) on reverse small dot, or nothing




c.) wide crosses



Subtypes MT3

Punch 1: Hybrid - crown with crosses


Punch 2: Hybrid - crown with crosses


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Differences:

Punch 1: Hybrid


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MAIN TYPE 4


Characteristics of main type number 4:

a.) crown without crosses (forked), with jackdaw above, in the half open circle


b.) on reverse clovers


c.) wide crosses


d.) different one in date



Subtypes MT4

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Punch 7: Crown in closed circle, without jackdaw above, and without clovers on reverse


Punch 8: Crown in closed circle, without jackdaw above, without clovers, and without jackdaw on obverse



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MAIN TYPE 5

Characteristics of main type number 5:

a.) crown without crosses (ornamental fragments), in the closed circle


b.) on reverse big dots


c.) wide crosses


d.) jackdaw to the right of Jesus and CHRISTE with overstruck T/E



Subtypes MT5

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Punch 2: Hybrid - not quite closed circle - and jackdaw above the crown



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Punch 2: Hybrid

Interesting fact