Constellation of the 10th SNMW auction

For a few days we were delighted with the Lithuanian shelled of Jan Kazimierz visible below. However, the value of this coin has not only an aesthetic dimension. Time for a small dose of numismatic knowledge

The copper Lithuanian shells of Jan Kazimierz were beaten in several mint: in Ujazdowo, Oliwa, Vilnius, Brest, Kaunas and Malbork. Year 1661 narrows this circle to only one plant - Mint of Ujazdowska. The uniqueness of our star lies in the fact that it has the features of a stamp ... Krakow. In Krakow - let's remind - only the crowning shelves were beaten. ̇,, among several hypotheses explaining this phenomenon, the most convinced that the engraving from Krakow, at the behest of the management, supported the overloaded Ujazdowska Mint, performing stamps for the production of the bug (as we remember, both Mennice, Krakow and Ujazdowska, were under the management of Titus Liwiusz Boratini). Mr. Zdzisław Szuplewski (an expert in "boratynek") noted that this was the first case when the stamps of both aids and reverse were made in one mint for the needs of another

For many years, it seemed that the most beautiful boratynka that exists is a coin presented in the C. Wolski catalog at the LU61.D.11b.12. , Ł ł. ”Ł. ł. . It was rated at MS65. In general, such differences are practically imperceptible. This time, however, it is clearly seen that our star is prettier, let's look especially at the coin field on the reverse ...

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