Trojak; Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager/co-creator. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to 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: six-line inscription in the pearl border: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54Z-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1542. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.3 mm, weight 2.55 g, axis 90°., A round metallic coin with a dark gray and silver patina showing wear and raised edges, featuring a profile portrait of a bearded person in relief facing right, with textured hair and facial features and a visible collar or garment around the neck; the coin surface has engraved decorative ridges and a rim with raised ornamental shapes, and the background around the portrait is slightly recessed.
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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 to 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: six-line inscription in the pearl border: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54Z-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1542. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.3 mm, weight 2.55 g, axis 90°., A round metallic coin with a dark gray and silver patina showing wear and raised edges, featuring a profile portrait of a bearded person in relief facing right, with textured hair and facial features and a visible collar or garment around the neck; the coin surface has engraved decorative ridges and a rim with raised ornamental shapes, and the background around the portrait is slightly recessed.

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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 right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss pearl border plant motifs words Reverse six-line inscription -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54Z- denomination date trefoil marks 1542 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.3 mm weight 2.55 g axis 90° round metallic coin dark gray silver patina showing wear raised edges featuring profile portrait bearded person relief facing textured hair facial features visible collar garment neck coin surface engraved decorative ridges rim raised ornamental shapes background portrait slightly recessed.

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