An impressive value with excellent full provenance.
A 13th century Lithuanian fine from a treasure unearthed in 1930 in Rybiszki near Vilnius (described in WNA 1931/32). It was purchased by Tadeusz Kalkowski from Jan Bekisz of Vilnius.
Tadeusz Kalkowski also described the purchase of this item in his diary (November 10, 1944). Scan courtesy of the curator of the Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum presented in the photo in the auction (not part of the auction).
Comes with a dedicated box with description and a card from the collection, with the history of the piece.
A rare item with exceptional provenance.
Described in Ivanauskas' catalog as a Lithuanian half-mark, here in a variety with one notch. Dated 1236-1263.
Silver, dimensions 120 x 5 mm, weight 104.05 g.
