John II Casimir, Half Thaler Danzig 1649 GR - VERY RARE

Rare variety, with a new type of royal portrait, listed only 4 times on the Polish auction market.

A beautiful ducat with mint freshness.

Great presence.


Obverse: bust of the king facing right

IOH • CAS • D • G • REX • ​​POL • & SUEC • M • D • L • R • P

Reverse: lions supporting the city shield, a small wreath above the shield, a twig with a large leaf in the center, the initials D-L by Daniel Lesse under the lions' paws

MON • AUREA CIVITAT • GEDANENS • 1660 •


A very rare half-thaler known from the collection of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, the Royal Cabinet in Copenhagen.

Listed on auctions only 3 times.

The presented copy was sold at the ANMN auction in 2013 for PLN 23,000.

The first year of Danzig half-thalers by John Casimir.

Variation with the inscription RUS in the obverse legend.

Nice, age-old patina.


Obverse: bust of the king facing right, in a crown and armor, the Order of the Golden Fleece on the chest

IOAN CAS: D: G: REX POL • & SUEC: M: D: L: RUS: P •

Reverse: along the inner edge, the crowned coat of arms of Gdańsk in an oval cartouche, supported by two lions, above a twig in a wreath, between the lions' paws the initials GR Gerhard Rogge of the manager of the Danzig mint in the years 1639-1656

COIN ARGENTEA CIVITATIS GEDANENSIS •