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. Double continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Reverse: in a double continuous border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1540-. The denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1540. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.7 mm, weight 2.23 g, axis 135°., A round metallic object with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, surrounded by a raised rim and a ring of embossed characters; the metal appears silver-gray with darker gray recesses and lighter highlights, and there is a circular hole near the top edge.
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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. Double continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Reverse: in a double continuous border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1540-. The denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1540. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.7 mm, weight 2.23 g, axis 135°., A round metallic object with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, surrounded by a raised rim and a ring of embossed characters; the metal appears silver-gray with darker gray recesses and lighter highlights, and there is a circular hole near the top edge.

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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 Double continuous border floral motifs words Reverse double continuous border inscription six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -1540- denomination date trefoil marks 1540 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 22.7 mm weight 2.23 g axis 135° round metallic object worn surface showing raised profile bearded man facing surrounded raised rim ring embossed characters metal silver-gray darker gray recesses lighter highlights circular hole near top edge.

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