trojak; maker: Schilling, Maciej mintmaster and co-creator Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535, mint manager; iconography: Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to right; short hair, long pointed 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./-I544-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. Date: 1544. Place: Ducal Prussia Duchy, Königsberg mint. Object: coin trojak; diameter 21.3 mm; weight 2.58 g; axis 220°., A round metallic coin shown against a white background with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, detailed hair and beard texture, a pronounced ear and eye, and a high-collared garment with lined decoration; the coin's rim features raised decorative elements and an outer ring of raised characters; ...
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trojak; maker: Schilling, Maciej mintmaster and co-creator Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535, mint manager; iconography: Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to right; short hair, long pointed 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./-I544-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. Date: 1544. Place: Ducal Prussia Duchy, Königsberg mint. Object: coin trojak; diameter 21.3 mm; weight 2.58 g; axis 220°., A round metallic coin shown against a white background with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, detailed hair and beard texture, a pronounced ear and eye, and a high-collared garment with lined decoration; the coin's rim features raised decorative elements and an outer ring of raised characters; visible colors include silver, gray, dark gray, and black.

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trojak maker Schilling Maciej mintmaster co-creator Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 mint manager iconography Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 trefoils male busts armour Obverse male bust profile right short hair long pointed 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 Duchy Königsberg mint Object coin trojak diameter 21.3 mm weight 2.58 g axis 220° round metallic coin shown white background raised profile bearded man facing detailed hair beard texture pronounced ear eye high-collared garment lined decoration coin's rim features raised decorative elements outer ring raised characters visible colors include silver gray dark gray black.

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