✅ SOLVED 16th Century Silver Coins

[AU Seeker]

A friend of mine in Serbia found these 4 coins yesterday and I'm trying to ID them for him, I haven't as yet done that much research due to a heavy work load and not much free time, so I thought I would post them here to see if anyone could help with an ID on any of them, At this time I don't have the size or weight of the coins, but I will update when I get the that info from him, the graft paper my help but I don't know the scale of the paper, but since it's in Europe I would assume it's metric, but maybe close to 1/4", but I'm not sure.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

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[Mackaydon]

 

[Mackaydon]

For the big coin:
1 taler NDAg Tyrolan
DVX BVRGVNDIE COMES TIROLIS
FERDINAND D G ARCHID AVSTRI
Ferdinand I (Imperator from 1556) (1521-1564)
Don.....

 

[KevinInColorado]

What an awesome find, wish we had that deep history under our feet here!

 

[Mackaydon]

Top Right: Danzig
Sigismund I 1506-48
3 gröscher [SIZE=-1](20 mm)[/SIZE], 1535
crowned bust / inscription

[SIZE=-1]SIGIS I REX POLO DO TOCI PRVSS

III GROS AR TRIP CIVI DANNCZK <date>
(As shown here: [/SIZE]Saurmasche Illustration Number 2967)
Don...

 

[Mackaydon]

Bottom right looks like:
3 gröscher [SIZE=-1](20 mm)[/SIZE], (date) Possibly Litauen (Lithuania)
crowned bust / eagle , arms, man on horseback
[SIZE=-2]STEP D G REX PO M D L
III <date> GROS ARG TRIP M D LIT
Stephan (1575-1586)
Don.....[/SIZE]

 

[Mackaydon]

Bottom coin:
YEAR 1597 - Ag
Obverse. Bust of Sigismund III Vasa. The split rim inscription at the top of the crown: SIG III DGR. - Polonia MDL
REVERSE: Number III, under which are the coats of arms of Polish, Lithuanian and Vasa, and the following inscription in three lines: GROS.ARG / TR.R.POLO /. NI.-97
At the bottom of the shield with the arms of the third line dividing Lewart string. After the sides of the letters I-F.
Possibly Olkusz Mint.
Don.......

 

[AU Seeker]

Thanks Don for all your research!!!

 

[Mackaydon]

You're welcome.
You can also estimate the diameter of the 'taler' by the 3-groschers coins that should have a diameter between 19 and 21mm.
Don..

 

[AU Seeker]

I did find out that the graft paper is 5mm squares, which is .197", so the Taler should be around 40mm, he will measure them when he gets home, thanks again!!