Thaler, 16..., Bydgoszcz; Av: Half-figure of king with sash of command....

Crown coins, Thaler, 16..., Bydgoszcz; Av: Half-figure of the king with a commander's sash, wearing armor, holding a sword and the apple of dominion, to the right, on his chest the Order of the Golden Fleece, below the coat of arms of the Half-Kozic in a shield (treasurer Hermolaus Ligęza), SIG III D G REX POL M - D LIT RVS PRVS MAS (decorative cross); Rw: Crowned, nine-field shield of coat of arms, surrounded by a chain with the Order of the Golden Fleece, on the sides initials I - I (wardship of Jacob Jacobson) and incomplete date 16 - .., SAM LIV NEC NO SVE (Order of the Golden Fleece) GOT VAD Q HRI REX (decorative cross); Davenport 4315, Dostych BR.02 (R6_R7), H-Cz. 7553 (R3), Kop. 1345a, Kopicki (ZIIIW) 1019 (R5), Kurp. (1587-1632) 1671 (R4) var., Tyszkiewicz 25 mk; silver, 28.61 g; lightly washed, but a nice and very rare type of coin (the last two digits in the date are missing).
When compiling a catalog of Sigismund III's thalers, Jan Dostych analyzed several hundred pieces he was able to reach. Based on this research, he distinguished the images of the king present on the obverse. The piece described, although undated, contains an image of the ruler characteristic of 1629 (with a distinctive bow and sash). Hence, we can, with a certain degree of probability, expend the offered coin for 1629.