Trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius mintmaster / publisher, Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager / 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: continuous border with 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 2.61 g, axis 60°., A round metallic coin with a silver-gray color showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right; the man's hair and beard are textured with fine lines and there are decorative curved engravings near his jaw and neck suggesting clothing or armor; the coin has a raised rim and a band of raised lettering around the edge, and the surface shows areas of shin...
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Trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius mintmaster / publisher, Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager / 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: continuous border with 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 2.61 g, axis 60°., A round metallic coin with a silver-gray color showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right; the man's hair and beard are textured with fine lines and there are decorative curved engravings near his jaw and neck suggesting clothing or armor; the coin has a raised rim and a band of raised lettering around the edge, and the surface shows areas of shine and darker patina giving a slightly worn appearance.

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Trojak Vogelwaider Vogelwaid Eustachius mintmaster publisher Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 mint manager 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 inscription six lines *Iii .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie *I538* 1538 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 22.0 mm weight 2.61 g axis 60° round metallic coin silver-gray color showing raised profile bearded man facing man's hair textured fine lines decorative curved engravings near jaw neck suggesting clothing armor coin raised rim band raised lettering edge surface areas shine darker patina giving slightly worn appearance.

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