Shestak with an interesting history of creation sold for 90 198 hryvnia

Jan Kazimir's Shestak is another Polish coin sold in the middle of the map on Violity. The cost of the 1656 coin was 90,198 hryvnias. The coin attracted the attention of more than a hundred numismatists who followed the auction. The silver copy was not restored, but collectors appreciated the lot.

Jan Kazimir came to the throne during the Cossack-peasant uprising led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. In 1654, the Russian Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich entered the war with Poland, and a year later the Swedish army invaded the country. All the mints in the cities of Wilno, Cracow, Torun and Poznan were in the hands of the Swedes. Large amounts of money were needed to continue the fighting, but the state Treasury was empty at this point. On January 1, 1656, the Pope granted permission to the Catholic Church of The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to lend the Polish king gold and silver objects of worship. It was decided to start minting silver coins in the only major city not captured by the Swedes – Lviv. During the nine months accanto 207 075 orts and 11 988 Shestakov. One of these coins with an interesting history has become a worthy addition to the collection.