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Very Rare 1599 Poland Silver 3 Grossus Courland Wilhelm Kettler Mitau NGC
Very Rare 1599 Poland Silver 3 Grossus Courland Wilhelm Kettler Mitau NGC
Very Rare 1599 Poland Silver 3 Grossus Courland Wilhelm Kettler Mitau NGC
Very Rare 1599 Poland Silver 3 Grossus Courland Wilhelm Kettler Mitau NGC
Very Rare 1599 Poland Silver 3 Grossus Courland Wilhelm Kettler Mitau NGC
Very Rare 1599 Poland Silver 3 Grossus Courland Wilhelm Kettler Mitau NGC

Very Rare 1599 Poland Silver 3 Grossus Courland Wilhelm Kettler Mitau NGC

$1,600.00

1599 Poland Silver 3 Grossus  

Very Rare, impossible to find second one!

Authenticity is guaranteed and certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation NGC

Country:       Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (Livonia)

Year: 1599
Face Value:  3 Grossus = 1/12 Thaler (1/12)
Metal:         Silver  
Weight: 2.44 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm

Catalog References: Fed# 1019, Neum# 301, KM# 4, Iger KuW.99.4 a (R3); Kopicki 4044 (R5); Haljak 1677
Date below legend with arrow separating date

Minted in Mitau, modern-day Jelgava, Latvia
Mintage: unknown 

Duke: Wilhelm Kettler (1587-1616)

Obverse: Bust facing right surrounded by legend.
Lettering: MONETA · DVCVM · CVRLAN · & . SE .

Translation: Moneta Argentea Ducum Curlandiae Et Semigalliae
Silver coin of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

Reverse: Eagle beside horseman above legend and under value.
Lettering:  III GROS · ARG - TRIP · DVCV - CVR · ET · SE - 9 9

Translation: Grossus Argentea Triplex Ducum Curlandiae Et Semigalliae
Silver triple grossus of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

In 1596, Friedrich Kettler (1587-1642) and Wilhelm Kettler (1587-1616) split the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, with Willhelm getting Courland and Friedrich getting Semigallia. 
The coins of Wilhelm would have been struck specifically for Courland.


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