Trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius mintmaster; 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 facing right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around the rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Continuous border, floral motifs between words. Reverse: within a double continuous border an inscription in six lines: *III*/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./*I540*. Date: 1540. Place: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.6 mm; weight 2.46 g; axis 225°., A round metallic object with a worn surface shown against a white background, displaying engraved lines and recessed areas; the object appears silver-gray with darker gray shadows in the depressions and lighter silvery highlights on the raised edges; the rim is slightly irregular and shows textured wear; the surface has small scratches and pitted marks, and the engrav...
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Trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius mintmaster; 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 facing right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around the rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Continuous border, floral motifs between words. Reverse: within a double continuous border an inscription in six lines: *III*/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./*I540*. Date: 1540. Place: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.6 mm; weight 2.46 g; axis 225°., A round metallic object with a worn surface shown against a white background, displaying engraved lines and recessed areas; the object appears silver-gray with darker gray shadows in the depressions and lighter silvery highlights on the raised edges; the rim is slightly irregular and shows textured wear; the surface has small scratches and pitted marks, and the engraving creates rows of raised and recessed shapes across the face in a circular layout.

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Trojak Vogelwaider Vogelwaid Eustachius mintmaster Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528-1535 co-creator Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography male busts armour stars Obverse male bust profile facing right short hair beard sideburns Inscription rim *Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss Continuous border floral motifs words Reverse within double continuous border inscription six lines *Iii* .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie *I540* Date 1540 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 22.6 mm weight 2.46 g axis 225° round metallic object worn surface shown white background displaying engraved lines recessed areas object silver-gray darker gray shadows depressions lighter silvery highlights raised edges slightly irregular textured wear surface small scratches pitted marks engraving creates rows raised recessed shapes across face circular layout.

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