Published: 2025-12-23

Notes on the History of the Tykocin Mint

Piotr Niziołek
Wiadomości Numizmatyczne
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/WN69.2025.006

Abstract

This article begins with a review of the current state of research on the history of the Tykocin mint. This serves as a starting point for reflections on the reasons for the mint's opening, the period of its operations, and its scope. The work is based on the interpretation of archaeological finds from the Tykocin Castle grounds and archival documents from the 1560s and 1570s. These findings convincingly demonstrate that the countersigning of Neapolitan coins in 1564, previously attributed to the Vilnius mint, actually took place in Tykocin. This finding dispels doubts about the previously unexplored beginnings of the Tykocin mint and allows for the division of its short history into two stages. In relation to the second stage, which began in 1566, the article criticizes the recently popular tendency to expand the range of coin types attributed to Tykocin mint.

Keywords:

Tykocin, mint, Sigismund Augustus, the Northern Seven Years’ War, neapolitan sums, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Podlachia

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Niziołek, P. (2025). Notes on the History of the Tykocin Mint. Wiadomości Numizmatyczne, 69(213), 145–174. https://doi.org/10.23858/WN69.2025.006

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