Trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager/co-creator. 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 the 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. Date: 1542. Place: Ducal Prussia Königsberg. Object: coin trojak; diameter 20.7 mm; weight 2.48 g; axis 90°., A circular metallic coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing detailed hair and beard texture and a stylized ear and eye; the coin surface has a worn, slightly tarnished silver-gray appearance with darker recessed areas and lighter raised highlights; a decorative raised border encircles the portrait and there is a ring of raised characters around the edge; overall colors ...
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Trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager/co-creator. 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 the 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. Date: 1542. Place: Ducal Prussia Königsberg. Object: coin trojak; diameter 20.7 mm; weight 2.48 g; axis 90°., A circular metallic coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing detailed hair and beard texture and a stylized ear and eye; the coin surface has a worn, slightly tarnished silver-gray appearance with darker recessed areas and lighter raised highlights; a decorative raised border encircles the portrait and there is a ring of raised characters around the edge; overall colors visible are silver-gray, darker gray, and subtle hints of metallic white.

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Trojak Straub Strawb Heinrich mintmaster publisher Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 mint manager co-creator Obverse male bust armour profile facing right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS pearl border plant motifs words Reverse pearl border six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54Z- denomination date trefoil marks Date 1542 Place Ducal Prussia Königsberg Object coin trojak diameter 20.7 mm weight 2.48 g axis 90° circular metallic coin raised profile bearded man showing detailed hair beard texture stylized ear eye coin surface worn slightly tarnished silver-gray appearance darker recessed areas lighter raised highlights decorative border encircles portrait ring raised characters edge colors visible silver-gray darker gray subtle hints metallic white.

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