Trojak coin by Schilling, Maciej mintmaster and Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator; Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to the right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVS; pearl border, plant motifs between the words. Reverse: pearl border with a six-line inscription: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1543- with denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1543. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.2 mm; weight 2.55 g; axis 170°., A circular metallic object with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing detailed hair texture and a long beard, surrounded by raised decorative edging and a ring of raised characters; the surface is silver-gray with darker gray recesses and lighter gray highlights, and the metal shows some wear and small surface scratches.
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Trojak coin by Schilling, Maciej mintmaster and Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator; Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to the right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVS; pearl border, plant motifs between the words. Reverse: pearl border with a six-line inscription: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1543- with denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1543. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.2 mm; weight 2.55 g; axis 170°., A circular metallic object with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing detailed hair texture and a long beard, surrounded by raised decorative edging and a ring of raised characters; the surface is silver-gray with darker gray recesses and lighter gray highlights, and the metal shows some wear and small surface scratches.

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Trojak coin Schilling Maciej mintmaster Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator Obverse male bust armour profile right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvs pearl border plant motifs words Reverse six-line inscription -Iii- .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -1543- denomination date trefoil marks 1543 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.2 mm weight 2.55 g axis 170° circular metallic object raised profile bearded man facing showing detailed hair texture surrounded raised decorative edging ring raised characters surface silver-gray darker gray recesses lighter gray highlights metal wear small scratches.

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