Caption
trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster publisher, Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528-1535 mint manager co-creator, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490-1568 - iconography, trefoils, male busts in armour. Obv.: Male bust in armour in profile turned to the right; short hair, beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS; double continuous border, plant motifs between the words. Rev.: In the pearl border an inscription in six lines -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54I-; the denomination and date are between the trefoil marks. 1541, Königsberg; Ducal Prussia 1525-1701. Coin, diameter 22.4 mm, weight 2.53 g, axis 280°., A round metallic object with a textured surface shown against a white background; the object appears worn with raised and recessed areas creating a pattern of shapes and decorative flourishes. The metal shows shades of silver and gray with darker gray in the recessed areas and lighter silver on the raised edges, and there are a few small areas of subtle tarnish. The outer edge has a slightly irregular rim and the interior surface contains a series of horizontal bands of raised forms and separators, with a few ornamental symbols near the top and bottom.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A30_354
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Rights managed
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