Very interesting and extremely rare imitation of the posthumous thaler of Philip II.
After consulting with Mr. Wojciech Gibczyński an expert on Pomeranian coins we were unable to determine what the point of creating such an imitation was. Mr. Wojciech excluded the Koszalin and Darłowo mints because they did not have the facilities to mint such a thaler at that time. Perhaps it was the act of an ordinary mintmaster as suggested by errors on the reverse. Mr. Wojciech also emphasized that all official issues of high denominations of Philip II were carefully minted but this is not the case with the presented coin.
Obverse: bust facing right
PHILIPPVS DVX POMERANORVM
Reverse: inscription in ten lines
NVMMVS / MEMOR FVNEBRI / PHILIPPI IR / DVCI STIE POMER / QVI NATVS Z8 IVL AO /1573 DENAT 3 VEB 1618 / CONSEGRATVS /A FRANC I SEDINE / POMER DVCE VR / ET SVCCESS
Diameter 42 mm, weight 27.57 g
