trojak, towers, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 - iconography, male busts in armor. Obverse: male bust in armor in profile turned to the right; short hair, long pointed beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a tower: -ALBER.DGMAR.BRAN.DVX.PRVSS; continuous border. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: +III+/GROSS.AR/.TRIPLEX/.ALBER DVC /.PRVSSIE./+I558+; denomination and date between lilac crosses, 1558. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg; coin. Diameter 21.3 mm, weight 2.42 g, axis 0°., A worn round metallic object with a textured, scratched surface and a raised rim, primarily silver and gray in color, showing the faint outline of a profile in the center and a ring of raised characters around the edge, with a small irregular hole near the top and areas of darker tarnish and lighter highlights across the surface.
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trojak, towers, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 - iconography, male busts in armor. Obverse: male bust in armor in profile turned to the right; short hair, long pointed beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a tower: -ALBER.DGMAR.BRAN.DVX.PRVSS; continuous border. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: +III+/GROSS.AR/.TRIPLEX/.ALBER DVC /.PRVSSIE./+I558+; denomination and date between lilac crosses, 1558. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg; coin. Diameter 21.3 mm, weight 2.42 g, axis 0°., A worn round metallic object with a textured, scratched surface and a raised rim, primarily silver and gray in color, showing the faint outline of a profile in the center and a ring of raised characters around the edge, with a small irregular hole near the top and areas of darker tarnish and lighter highlights across the surface.

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trojak towers Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 - iconography male busts armor Obverse male bust profile turned right short hair long pointed beard sideburns rim inscription tower -Alber.Dgmar.Bran.Dvx.Prvss continuous border Reverse pearl border six lines +Iii+ Gross.Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie +I558+ denomination date lilac crosses 1558 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg coin Diameter 21.3 mm weight 2.42 g axis 0° worn round metallic object textured scratched surface raised rim primarily silver gray color showing faint outline profile center ring raised characters edge small irregular hole near top areas darker tarnish lighter highlights across surface.

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