A very rare crown orth distinguished by ornaments at the crown of the reverse and a royal portrait.
The mysterious "arrows" are marks found on a very small group of orts and gold coins from Cracow. Only those minted in 1655.
They are considered to be ornaments of an unspecified minter, although a very interesting theory about them was put forward by Mateusz Wozniak - director of the Numismatic Cabinet of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski. In his opinion, their very design - circles with arrows - looks like an astronomical symbol of the planet Mars. Adding to the fact that they appear only in 1655, we may be dealing here with an attempt by the stamp's author to smuggle in symbolism alluding to the atmosphere of the first year of the "Swedish Deluge."On the obverse the initials I-T (of mincmaster Jan Thamm), on the reverse SCH (of mintmaster Stanisław Chrząstkowski).
Coin without traces of circulation. With the finest, highest parts of the relief preserved, only shallowly beaten. The relief shows the natural structure of the sheet, along with the direction of its rolling. Beautiful luster. No signs of cleaning. Natural.
Exceptional state of preservation for a Cracow issue of the period.
