Help to identify strange Polish Szelag of Zygmunt III [opgelost]

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Please help me to identify this Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth coin called 1 Szelag of Zygmunt III

I checked it using Numista and could not identify it! This is closest I could get
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces63480.html


On its obverse we can see letter "S" just like on Wilno or Riga mint Szelag.

But its reverse is weird. First of all I can not identify ​the coat of arms. It resemble Wilno mint a bit but have different pictures.



This is Wilno mint coat of arms https://static-numista.com/catalogue/photos/pologne-lituanie/g428.jpg


But mine have standing man instead of Knight on horse or int right part. Also there is no date on left top part but two letters "SM" and some dot "*" so its more lime SM*

So I assume it's Polish Lithuanian Szelag coin of Sigismund III Vasa and coin was minted somewhere between 1587 to 1632. But I need to know its mintcity coat of arms and where its date. Why "SM*" ?

Hope you can help
OH MY! I found it!



The revrse was upside down for some unknown reason for Polish Szelag just like on US coin. Normally they both aligned at same direction.

It is Vlinus mint 1626 :)
Both pictures are upside down.
If you rotate the second picture you will see the date, after LITU
Looks like 162?
So you are wrong seeing a standing man
That side of the coin has left the eagles and right the horseman


SOLIDUS.M.D.LIT
SOLIDUS MAGNUS DUCATUS LITHUANIAE
solidus of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania


Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
I feel so funny now :) spend several hours trying to identify coin, only to find out it was upside down all the time
:O
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften

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