trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster; Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator, mint manager. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile facing right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS; pearl border, plant motifs between words. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54Z- . Denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1542. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701. Coin; diameter 21.3 mm; weight 2.49 g; axis 150°., A circular metallic coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing detailed facial features and a long beard, surrounded by raised decorative edging and a band of raised characters around the rim; the coin surface shows worn areas and scratches; visible colors include silver, gray, dark gray, and black.
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trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster; Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator, mint manager. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile facing right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS; pearl border, plant motifs between words. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54Z- . Denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1542. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701. Coin; diameter 21.3 mm; weight 2.49 g; axis 150°., A circular metallic coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing detailed facial features and a long beard, surrounded by raised decorative edging and a band of raised characters around the rim; the coin surface shows worn areas and scratches; visible colors include silver, gray, dark gray, and black.

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trojak Straub Strawb Heinrich mintmaster Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator mint manager Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography trefoils male busts armour Obverse male bust profile facing right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss pearl border plant motifs words Reverse six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54Z- Denomination date trefoil marks 1542 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Coin diameter 21.3 mm weight 2.49 g axis 150° circular metallic coin raised profile bearded man showing detailed facial features surrounded raised decorative edging band raised characters coin surface worn areas scratches visible colors include silver gray dark gray black.

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