Trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher; Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator/mint manager. 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. Date: 1542. Place: Ducal Prussia, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.2 mm; weight 2.39 g; axis 135°., A round metallic object with a worn textured surface showing raised design elements and indented areas, appearing in shades of silver, gray, and dark gray, with slight darker tarnishing around the edges and within crevices; the object has an uneven rim and scattered fine scratches and dents, and it sits against a plain white background.
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Trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher; Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator/mint manager. 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. Date: 1542. Place: Ducal Prussia, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.2 mm; weight 2.39 g; axis 135°., A round metallic object with a worn textured surface showing raised design elements and indented areas, appearing in shades of silver, gray, and dark gray, with slight darker tarnishing around the edges and within crevices; the object has an uneven rim and scattered fine scratches and dents, and it sits against a plain white background.

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Trojak Straub Strawb Heinrich mintmaster publisher Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator mint manager 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 six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54Z- denomination date trefoil marks Date 1542 Place Ducal Prussia Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.2 mm weight 2.39 g axis 135° round metallic object worn textured surface showing raised design elements indented areas appearing shades silver gray dark gray slight darker tarnishing edges within crevices object uneven rim scattered fine scratches dents sits plain white background.

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