trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius; publisher Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: male busts in armour, stars. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned to the right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around the rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Reverse: in the continuous border an inscription in six lines: *III*/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./*I538* 1538. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin: diameter 22.0 mm, weight 2.50 g, axis 80°., A round metallic object with a dark silver-gray surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, with textured hair and detailed facial features, surrounded by a raised rim and a ring of raised characters around the edge; the metal shows areas of lighter and darker gray with subtle highlights and shadowing giving a slightly worn appearance.
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trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius; publisher Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: male busts in armour, stars. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned to the right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around the rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Reverse: in the continuous border an inscription in six lines: *III*/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./*I538* 1538. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin: diameter 22.0 mm, weight 2.50 g, axis 80°., A round metallic object with a dark silver-gray surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, with textured hair and detailed facial features, surrounded by a raised rim and a ring of raised characters around the edge; the metal shows areas of lighter and darker gray with subtle highlights and shadowing giving a slightly worn appearance.

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trojak Vogelwaider Vogelwaid Eustachius publisher Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography male busts armour stars Obverse male bust profile turned right short hair beard sideburns Inscription rim *Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss Continuous border floral motifs words Reverse continuous border inscription six lines *Iii* .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie *I538* 1538 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 22.0 mm weight 2.50 g axis 80° round metallic object dark silver-gray surface showing raised profile bearded man facing textured hair detailed facial features surrounded raised rim ring raised characters edge metal areas lighter darker gray subtle highlights shadowing giving slightly worn appearance.

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