Caption

Obverse: Male bust in armour in profile turned 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: In the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I543-. The denomination and date are between the trefoil marks. Maker/Attribution: trojak, Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator; Schilling, Maciej mint master / publisher; Szymonski, Jan 1887–1954. Date: 1543. Place/type: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg. Object: coin; diameter 21.5 mm; weight 2.55 g; axis 270°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_432

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.9Mb (1.6Mb) / 11.3in x 11.3in / 3389 x 3389 (300dpi)

Keywords

Obverse Male bust armour profile turned right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvs Pearl border plant motifs words Reverse pearl border six lines -Iii- .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I543- denomination date trefoil marks Maker Attribution trojak Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator Schilling Maciej mint master publisher Szymonski Jan 1887–1954 Date 1543 Place type Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Object coin diameter 21.5 mm weight 2.55 g axis 270°.