A variety with a branch bearing a three-leaf flower above the shield and without a dot above the bear’s paw, the mintmark of Daniel Klüver, lessee of the Gdańsk Mint.
The rarity is rated R5 in Dutkowski’s catalogue.
The coin was purchased in 2024 at the NYINC Auction by Stack’s Bowers Galleries, lot 54262, encapsulated by NGC and graded UNC DETAILS – Reverse Damage.
A well-preserved and well-struck coin with sharp details.
The fields retain their mint freshness and natural lustre. The flan is very slightly wavy.
A scratch is present on the reverse, across the letter M in MONE.
A very attractive coin in hand, with the sharpness of the details combined with the freshness and natural lustre of the fields giving it excellent overall eye appeal.
Obverse: bust of the king facing right, wearing a crown and armor covered with a cloak tied with a knot on the shoulder, wearing a wide ruff
SIGIS 3 D G REX POL M D L R PR
Reverse: two lions supporting a shield with the city's coat of arms, above them in the rim a Bear's paw, the mint mark of Daniel Clüver, mintmaster of the Danzig mint
MONE AVREA CIVI GEDANENSIS 16II
Gold, diameter 23 mm, weight 3.49 g
