A nice piece of the last vintage of the John Casimir orts. Well preserved details, partial scarcity.
Obverse: in the rim Bust of John Casimir Vasa facing right in plate armor with lace lined collar. Foliate epaulet with buttons and rivets. Four-breasted crown with jewels. On the king's chest the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from an ornamental chain. The folds of the cloak are visible on the shoulder and chest. Under the shoulder the letters TLB, initials of Titus Livius Boratini, lessee of the Bydgoszcz mint, in the rim a legend punctuated by the Slepowron coat of arms:
IOANxCASIMIRxD G-REX POLx& SVE[];
Reverse: in the pearl rim crowned with a five-cornered crown, with 5 rosette fleurons, a five-field ornamental escutcheon with the coats of arms of the Crown, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Slepowron coat of arms of the Vasa dynasty, on the sides labrys and denomination marking 1-8, in the outer rim legend:
COIN-NOVA-ARG-REG-POL-1668:;
