Watch List notes:

POLAND, Monarchy. Wladyslaw IV Wasa. 1632-1648. AV 10 Dukaty (38mm, 23.50 g, 12h). Presentation issue. Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) mint. VLADISLAuS IIII D : G : REX POL · M : DuX LITV :RuS PRuS, bareheaded and armored bust right, wearing Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece / PRuS : MAS : SAM : LIV : NECNON SVE : GOT : VAND : HÆRED : REX., crowned royal coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; shield in ornate frame and flanked by floral bouquets. Kopicki 1463; MP 1837 (same dies as illustrated coin); KM –; Friedberg –. VF, chased in obverse fields, evidence of prior mounting in a bezel.


From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Guia Collection (Bowers & Merena, 23 March 1988), lot 452.