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Trojak coin by Maciej Schilling mintmaster and co-creator Jost Ludwik Decjusz fl. 1528–1535; iconography: Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned 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./-1544-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. Date: 1544. Place: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.3 mm, weight 2.58 g, axis 220°., A round metallic coin with a worn, textured surface shown against a white background; the coin is primarily silver-gray with darker gray shading in recessed areas and slight highlights on raised edges, and it displays a series of raised, rectangular and rounded shapes forming horizontal bands across its face, as well as small decorative marks near the rim.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Trojak coin Maciej Schilling mintmaster co-creator Jost Ludwik Decjusz fl 1528–1535 iconography Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 trefoils male busts armour Obverse male bust profile turned 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 -1544- denomination date trefoil marks Date 1544 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.3 mm weight 2.58 g axis 220° round metallic coin worn textured surface shown white background coin primarily silver-gray darker gray shading recessed areas slight highlights raised edges displays series raised rectangular rounded shapes forming horizontal bands across face well small decorative marks near rim.