A very nice piece for this type of coin.
Retained the natural mint freshness and background luster that is rare for them. Slight bias on the bevel. Slight off-centerness of the minting. Traces of circulation negligible.
The pennies in Bydgoszcz were minted during the entire reign of Sigismund III, but only the latest, most inferior in terms of metal, minted according to the last ordinance, are popular coins. The first pennies were minted before the first reform, in 1596-1599, and are among the very rare ones. The second issue did not occur until 14 years later, in 1613, at the mint opened by the king in 1608, but it lasted a very short time. Just a year later, it was superseded by a new, more profitable denomination - the halftone. They are the last portrait crown pennies of this king.
The type was stamped using the cylinder method, instead of being minted using the traditional stamp method.
The coin is believed to be an issue of the Bydgoszcz mint, but in the context of the subsequent findings presented in Marcin Zmudzin's lecture (coming soon on Youtube Marciniak TV) it may be a product of the Malbork mint.
Rare, especially in this condition.
