trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528-1535 mint manager/co-creator. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490-1568 — iconography: male busts in armour, trefoils. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to the right; short hair, long beard with sideburns; rim 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. Date: 1542. Place: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Object: coin trojak. Diameter 21.3 mm; weight 2.53 g; axis 290°., A round metallic coin shown against a white background with a raised portrait of a bearded man in profile and decorative raised edging, the coin surface showing wear and textured scratches; visible colors include silver, gray, and hints of darker tarnish.
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trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528-1535 mint manager/co-creator. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490-1568 — iconography: male busts in armour, trefoils. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to the right; short hair, long beard with sideburns; rim 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. Date: 1542. Place: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Object: coin trojak. Diameter 21.3 mm; weight 2.53 g; axis 290°., A round metallic coin shown against a white background with a raised portrait of a bearded man in profile and decorative raised edging, the coin surface showing wear and textured scratches; visible colors include silver, gray, and hints of darker tarnish.

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trojak Straub Strawb Heinrich mintmaster publisher Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528-1535 mint manager co-creator Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490-1568 iconography male busts armour trefoils Obverse male bust profile right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS pearl border plant motifs words Reverse pearl border inscription six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54Z- denomination date trefoil marks Date 1542 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Object coin trojak Diameter 21.3 mm weight 2.53 g axis 290° round metallic coin shown white background raised portrait bearded man decorative raised edging coin surface showing wear textured scratches visible colors include silver gray hints darker tarnish.

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