Caption

Trojak, Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher; Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager/co-creator. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In 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, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.1 mm; weight 2.53 g; axis 160°., A round metallic object with a worn surface and a raised rim, shown against a white background; the object appears silver-gray with darker gray areas in recessed sections and lighter highlights on raised edges; the surface displays a pattern of raised shapes and blank spaces arranged in horizontal bands across the object; the rim shows a repeated decorative border and the overall finish is slightly tarnished with small scratches and pits.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_405

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 11.8in x 11.8in / 3549 x 3549 (300dpi)

Keywords

Trojak Straub Strawb Heinrich mintmaster publisher Decius 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 pearl border six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54Z- denomination date trefoil marks 1542 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.1 mm weight 2.53 g axis 160° round metallic object worn surface raised rim shown white background object silver-gray darker gray areas recessed sections lighter highlights raised edges surface displays pattern raised shapes blank spaces arranged horizontal bands across repeated decorative border finish slightly tarnished small scratches pits.