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 round metal coin with a worn and uneven surface, showing a few dents and a small hole near the edge; the coin appears primarily silver-gray with darker gray areas in the recessed parts and lighter silver highlights on raised surfaces; a group of incised shapes and carved details form rows across the face but no text should be described; the coin edge is slightly irregular and the background is plain white.
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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 round metal coin with a worn and uneven surface, showing a few dents and a small hole near the edge; the coin appears primarily silver-gray with darker gray areas in the recessed parts and lighter silver highlights on raised surfaces; a group of incised shapes and carved details form rows across the face but no text should be described; the coin edge is slightly irregular and the background is plain white.

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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° round metal coin worn uneven surface showing dents small hole near edge primarily silver-gray darker gray areas recessed parts lighter silver highlights raised surfaces group incised shapes carved details form rows across face no text should described coin edge slightly irregular background plain white.

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