Caption
Trojak coin by Schilling, Maciej mintmaster and co-creator Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager. Iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to right; short hair, long pointed beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS; pearl border, plant motifs between the words. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I545-; the denomination and date are between trefoil marks. Date: 1545. Place: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Medium: coin. Dimensions: diameter 21.5 mm; weight 2.65 g; axis 315°., A round metallic coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing textured hair, ear, and detailed beard, surrounded by a raised rim with decorative motifs; the coin appears in shades of silver and dark gray with light reflecting on the raised areas, and the background is white.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A30_487
License type
Rights managed
Available size
32.9Mb (1.4Mb) / 11.3in x 11.3in / 3389 x 3389 (300dpi)