Trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator, mint manager. 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 pearl border: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1543-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1543. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 20.8 mm; weight 2.57 g; axis 200°., A circular metallic object with a raised profile of a bearded man in side view, showing detailed hair and beard texture and a visible ear; the surface has incised lines and wear marks, with a decorative raised rim and a ring of raised characters around the edge. The colors visible are silver and gray with darker gray shadows.
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Trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator, mint manager. 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 pearl border: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1543-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1543. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 20.8 mm; weight 2.57 g; axis 200°., A circular metallic object with a raised profile of a bearded man in side view, showing detailed hair and beard texture and a visible ear; the surface has incised lines and wear marks, with a decorative raised rim and a ring of raised characters around the edge. The colors visible are silver and gray with darker gray shadows.

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Trojak Schilling Maciej mintmaster Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator mint manager 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 -1543- denomination date trefoil marks 1543 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 20.8 mm weight 2.57 g axis 200° circular metallic object raised profile bearded man side view showing detailed hair beard texture visible ear surface incised lines wear marks decorative raised rim ring raised characters edge colors visible silver gray darker gray shadows.

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