44,452 hryvnias per taler: a coin with a portrait of Vladislav IV Vasa was purchased

Auction Violity is known for its section of Polish coins of the past centuries. One of the lots was purchased for 44,452 hryvnia - crown taler of king Vladislav IV Vasa, issued in 1634. A silver coin weighing 28.85 g was put up with a starting value of 8 g, and during the auction, which was followed by more than a hundred users of the auction, gained the final amount. The obverse depicts a king in a crown and armor. The ruler holds a sword in his hands. The coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is located on the reverse. The circular inscription on the obverse and reverse is the titulature of the king.

The title of Wladyslaw IV was longer than that of his predecessors on the Polish throne. It looked like this: Vladislav IV, by the grace of God, king of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Russian, Prussian, Masovian, samogit, Livonian, and also the crown king of the Swedes, Goths, vendov, and the elected Grand Duke of Moscow. The peculiarity of this taler is that the title "Grand Prince of Moscow" is indicated on it for the last time. In 1634, the monarch renounced claims to Russia according to the Polyanovsky peace.