Trojak; maker: Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; co-creator: Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535, mint manager. 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 PRVS; pearl border, plant motifs between words. Reverse: pearl border with six-line inscription: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I544-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. Date: 1544. Place: Ducal Prussia, Königsberg. Object: coin trojak, diameter 21.2 mm, weight 2.63 g, axis 270°., A round metallic coin with a worn, reflective silver-gray surface and darker recessed areas; the coin shows a raised rim and a section of its edge that is chipped. The face displays rows of raised rectangular shapes and blocks that form a repeating pattern across the surface, creating textured horizontal bands. The metal shows scratches and small dents, with varied highlights and shadows emphasizing the raised elements...
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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 to right; short hair, long beard with sideburns; in rim an 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./-I544-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. Date: 1544. Place: Ducal Prussia, Königsberg. Object: coin trojak, diameter 21.2 mm, weight 2.63 g, axis 270°., A round metallic coin with a worn, reflective silver-gray surface and darker recessed areas; the coin shows a raised rim and a section of its edge that is chipped. The face displays rows of raised rectangular shapes and blocks that form a repeating pattern across the surface, creating textured horizontal bands. The metal shows scratches and small dents, with varied highlights and shadows emphasizing the raised elements. The visible colors are silver-gray, dark gray, and subtle black in the recesses, all set against a plain white background.

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Trojak maker Schilling Maciej mintmaster co-creator Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 mint manager 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 -I544- denomination date trefoil marks Date 1544 Place Ducal Prussia Königsberg Object coin trojak diameter 21.2 mm weight 2.63 g axis 270° round metallic coin worn reflective silver-gray surface darker recessed areas raised rim section edge chipped face displays rows raised rectangular shapes blocks form repeating pattern across surface creating textured horizontal bands metal scratches small dents varied highlights shadows emphasizing raised elements visible colors silver-gray dark gray subtle black recesses set plain white background.

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