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Sigismund II Augustus, Vilnius 1556 half-penny - a period forgery

NGC AU55
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Lot description
Grade: NGC AU55
Certificate: NGC 6645922-049
Reference: Ivanauskas 4SA237-54 (RRRR), Ivanauskas-Cesnulis (-)

A beautiful forgery from the era of the half-penny of Sigismund Augustus.

The coin is very good in workshop, so much so that it was robbed as an original. Moreover, the coin minted with the same stamps was described as an original in "Coins and bars of Lithuania" by Ivanauskas, with its degree of rarity described as -RRRR- (known to him only from the collection of A.M. Rackus, now in the museum collection).

Workmanship good, but not flawless. In the surrounds, errors such as LIDVA, an inverted N in MAGNI, or unconventional punctuation in the form of asterisks.


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Auction 24 - Autumn '24
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Date
02 October 2024 CEST/Warsaw
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24 EUR
Grade
NGC AU55
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176 EUR
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750%
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