Trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius; publisher: Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator; iconography: Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — male busts in armour, stars. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS; continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Reverse: within a double continuous border an inscription in six lines: *III*/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./*1540*; date 1540, Königsberg, Ducal Prussia 1525–1701. Coin; diameter 22.2 mm; weight 2.46 g; axis 200°., A round metallic coin with a worn surface, shown against a plain white background. The coin is mainly silver-gray with darker gray areas in the recessed parts and slight brownish tarnish near the edge. The face of the coin has a raised rim and several lines of stamped raised lettering and punctuation forming horizontal bands; the raised elements appear lighter silver where worn an...
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Trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius; publisher: Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator; iconography: Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — male busts in armour, stars. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS; continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Reverse: within a double continuous border an inscription in six lines: *III*/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./*1540*; date 1540, Königsberg, Ducal Prussia 1525–1701. Coin; diameter 22.2 mm; weight 2.46 g; axis 200°., A round metallic coin with a worn surface, shown against a plain white background. The coin is mainly silver-gray with darker gray areas in the recessed parts and slight brownish tarnish near the edge. The face of the coin has a raised rim and several lines of stamped raised lettering and punctuation forming horizontal bands; the raised elements appear lighter silver where worn and darker in the deeper grooves. The texture of the metal shows small scratches and pitting, and the edge of the coin is slightly irregular.

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Trojak Vogelwaider Vogelwaid Eustachius publisher Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator iconography Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 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 within double continuous border inscription six lines *Iii* .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie *1540* date 1540 Königsberg Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Coin diameter 22.2 mm weight 2.46 g axis 200° round metallic coin worn surface shown plain white background coin mainly silver-gray darker gray areas recessed parts slight brownish tarnish near edge face raised rim several lines stamped raised lettering punctuation forming horizontal bands raised elements lighter silver worn darker deeper grooves texture metal small scratches pitting slightly irregular.

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