trojak; maker: Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; co-creator: Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535, mint manager. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile facing right; short hair, long beard with sideburns; rim inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVS; pearl border; plant motifs between words. Reverse: pearl border with six-line inscription -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1543-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. Date: 1543. Place of minting: Königsberg, Ducal Prussia 1525–1701. Medium: coin. Diameter: 21.6 mm. Weight: 2.63 g. Axis: 225°., A metallic round object with a raised profile of a bearded man in side view, showing textured hair and a long detailed beard, a defined ear, eye, nose, and mouth; the figure wears a layered collar or garment with engraved lines. The rim of the object has a decorative raised edge and a band of raised markings encircling the portrait; the surface shows reflective highlights and areas of darker patina. The v...
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trojak; maker: Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; co-creator: Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535, mint manager. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile facing right; short hair, long beard with sideburns; rim inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVS; pearl border; plant motifs between words. Reverse: pearl border with six-line inscription -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1543-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. Date: 1543. Place of minting: Königsberg, Ducal Prussia 1525–1701. Medium: coin. Diameter: 21.6 mm. Weight: 2.63 g. Axis: 225°., A metallic round object with a raised profile of a bearded man in side view, showing textured hair and a long detailed beard, a defined ear, eye, nose, and mouth; the figure wears a layered collar or garment with engraved lines. The rim of the object has a decorative raised edge and a band of raised markings encircling the portrait; the surface shows reflective highlights and areas of darker patina. The visible colors are silver, gray, and darker gray tones.

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trojak maker Schilling Maciej mintmaster co-creator Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 mint manager Obverse male bust armour profile facing 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 Date 1543 Place minting Königsberg Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Medium coin Diameter 21.6 mm Weight 2.63 g Axis 225° metallic round object raised profile bearded man side view showing textured hair long detailed beard defined ear eye nose mouth figure wears layered collar garment engraved lines rim object decorative raised edge band raised markings encircling portrait surface reflective highlights areas darker patina visible colors silver gray darker gray tones.

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