1598 Latvia Livonia Riga Trojak 3 Groschen Sigismund III PCGS MS-62 TOP POP
Ancient Coins Guaranteed Authentic. Does not include items damaged within first 30 days. Crowned bust facing right with a longer, pointed beard surrounded by legend. SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LIV. Sigismund III Dei Gratia Rex Polonia Dux Livoniae Sigismund III Vasa, with God’s grace, King of Poland and Duke of Livonia. Castle under crossed keys surrounded by stacked legend. III 15 – 93 GR – OS ARG · TRIP CIVI · RI GE. Grossus Argentea Triplex Civitatis Rigensis Triple silver grossus of the city of Riga. Exact details of the bust may vary, and the exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary. 1590: 1 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1591: 1 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LIV / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 2 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 3 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · L / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1592: 1 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1593: 1 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LIV / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1594: 1 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LIV / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 2 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1595 (full date split by castle): 1 SIG · III · D : G · REX · PO · D · LIV / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 2 SIG · III · D · G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1596 (full date split by castle): 1 SIG · III · D · G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1597: 1 SIG · III · D · G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1598: 1 SIG · III · D · G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1599: 1 SIG · III · D · G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE 1600: 1 SIG · III · D · G · REX · PO · D · LI / GR OS – ARG · TRIP – CIVI · RI – GE. Riga served as a gateway to trade with the Baltic tribes and with Russia. In 1282 Riga became a member of the Hanseatic League (German Hanse, English Hansa). The Hansa developed out of an association of merchants into a loose trade and political union of North German and Baltic cities and towns. Due to its economic protectionist policies which favored its German members, the League was very successful, but its exclusionist policies produced competitors. Back in 1298 citizens of Riga and Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytenis concluded a treaty, whereby pagan Lithuanian garrison would defend them from the depredations of Teutonic Order. [37] The military contract remained in force until 1313. [37] Hansa’s last Diet convened in 1669, although its powers were already weakened by the end of the 14th century, when political alliances between Lithuania and Poland and between Sweden, Denmark and Norway limited its influence. Nevertheless, the Hansa was instrumental in giving Riga economic and political stability, thus providing the city with a strong foundation which endured the political conflagrations that were to come, down to modern times. As the influence of the Hansa waned, Riga became the object of foreign military, political, religious and economic aspirations. Riga accepted the Reformation in 1522, ending the power of the archbishops. In 1524, a venerated statue of the Virgin Mary in the Cathedral was denounced as a witch, and given a trial by water in the Daugava or Dvina River. The statue floated, so it was denounced as a witch and burnt at Kubsberg. The item “1598 Latvia Livonia Riga Trojak 3 Groschen Sigismund III PCGS MS-62 TOP POP” is in sale since Friday, November 20, 2020. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Europe\Estonia/ Latvia/ Lithuania”. The seller is “redoubt_numismatics” and is located in San Antonio, Texas. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Latvia
- Certification Number: 5774622-013
- Certification: PCGS
- Grade: MS 62
- Year: 1598
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Composition: Silver
- Denomination: Schilling
- KM Number: Kop# 8184,