Half-groat, 1566, Tykocin mint
Sigismund II August (1544 - 1572)
Obverse: Seventeenth Eagle.
Lettering: SIGIS AVG D G REX POLO M D L
Reverse: Twenty-third Knight. The large "Jastrzębiec" arms.
Lettering: MONETA MAGNI DVCAT LITV / 15
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Identification

Ivanauskas, E., Cesnulis, E. (2016). Lithuanian coins of Sigismund August 1545-1571. Kaunas: Author
number: 4SA200-49
Rarity: RR (Not more than 50 pieces)

Ivanauskas, E., Česnulis, E. (2014). Lithuanian half-groats of Sigismund August 1545-1566. Kaunas: Author
number: 4SA200-49
Rarity: RR (Not more than 50 pieces)

Ivanauskas, E. (2013). Coins and Bars of Lithuania 1236-2012 (Vol. 1). Kaunas: Author
number: 4SA200-49
Rarity: RR (Not more than 50 pieces)
Main data
Denomination: Half-groat
Value: 0.5
Currency: Groat
Year: 1566
Type: Regular
Minting
Mint: Tykocin
Minting type: hammered
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 343.75
Diameter (mm): 19
Shape: Round