This is one of the rarest groshes of Sigismund II Augustus.
At the same time, the first circulating coin with a portrait of Sigismund II Augustus as ruler.
The Vilnius penny for the Lithuanian foot 1545, which is the coin initiating the minting of pennies during the time of this ruler. Minted a year before the start of minting pennies for the Polish foot at this mint.
A mintage unanimously rated by catalog makers at the highest degrees of rarity, valued by Tyszkiewicz at 75 marks!
Type with small Columns under the Pogo, separating the date. Occurring only in this one, first vintage.
A piece from the same pair of stamps recently sold for 54,000 gold (Marciniak 5223/25).
