After 1636, the Bydgoszcz mint significantly reduces thaler issues, and in 1637 and 1639 it did not mint this denomination at all. In 1639, its long-time administrator Jacob Jacobson dies, and only the hiring of a new one restores the issuance of this prized denomination. He is Gabriel Gerloff, who from 1640 begins to mark them with his initials (GG) and changes their iconography. The half-figure of the king, with sword and apple, is replaced by a broad royal bust, which is unmistakably associated by today's collectors - with rare thalers.
Jan Dostych for the 1642 vintage separated 3 main types of portrait differing in the form of ornamentation of the royal armor. The most popular, with panoply ornamentation, and two very rare ones - without ornamentation, and with an eagle placed next to the Order of the Golden Fleece (known to him only from one stamp!). And representative of the latter variety is the present piece.
For the first time in our offer.
The rarity is also well reflected in auction listings, where only two of this variety were recorded out of about 40 thalers of this vintage.
The coin has a beautiful, cabinet-like appearance, albeit with a present pendant mark and an old background purge. Despite the pendant mark, it lacks any signs of wear. Relief very good. Preserved intense mint luster. All in the patina of the former collection.
