The first, of only two mintages, of the lowest denomination of the City of Poznań from the time of King John Casimir.
Probably a small issue, known today from individual pieces.
This vintage listed probably for the first time at auction in Poland.
As we read in the rim of the page with the monogram of this issue - DEN R P POS FAC - the denarius of the kingdom of Poland Poznan made. It is because of this legend that the coin was described in the literature as a denarius, despite its iconographic and metrological consistency with the shilling. The minting of this ruler was dominated by orts, sixpences and two-pence; lower denominations, until the introduction of boratins, were minted only sporadically. As Tomasz Poniewierka also points out, in accounts related to the minting of Greater Poland, the term "denarius" was used not only as a denomination, but also as the word "money."
The iconography of the reverse itself is also intriguing - a crowned S monogram with the Vasa coat of arms centrally. A monogram known from the sherds of his father, Sigismund III, and not the ICR (Ioannes Casimirus Rex) monogram. Perhaps it was meant to be an S from solidus - a shekel.
Hybrid of stamps: obverse without inner border (Kopicki 1544 (R8), reverse with the inscription "DEN R...". (Kopicki 1536 (R7).
Catalog rarity ratings high, as is the valuation in Tyszkiewicz's price list (further emphasized with a question mark indicating that the author has not seen this coin!).
Coin, diameter 17.5 x 16 mm, weight 0.64 g.
