trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius mintmaster/publisher, Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator/mint manager, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: male busts in armour, stars. Obv.: male bust in armour in profile turned to the right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around the rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVS; continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Rev.: 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 2.63 g, axis 170°., A round metallic object with a worn silver-gray surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, with detailed hair and a curly beard, surrounded by a raised border and a ring of decorative raised characters, all on a white background.
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trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius mintmaster/publisher, Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator/mint manager, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: male busts in armour, stars. Obv.: male bust in armour in profile turned to the right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around the rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVS; continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Rev.: 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 2.63 g, axis 170°., A round metallic object with a worn silver-gray surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, with detailed hair and a curly beard, surrounded by a raised border and a ring of decorative raised characters, all on a white background.

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trojak Vogelwaider Vogelwaid Eustachius mintmaster publisher Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator mint manager Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography male busts armour stars Obv. male bust profile turned right short hair beard sideburns Inscription rim *Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvs continuous border floral motifs words Rev. inscription six lines *Iii* .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie *I538* 1538 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 22.0 mm weight 2.63 g axis 170° round metallic object worn silver-gray surface showing raised profile bearded man facing detailed hair curly beard surrounded raised border ring decorative raised characters white background.

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