trojak, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 - iconography: towers, male busts in armor. Obv.: 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 - ALBE... G.MAR.BRAN.DVX.PRVSS; pearl border. Rv.: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: +III+/GROSS:AR./.TRIPLEX/.ALBER.DVC/PRVSSIE./+I558; denomination and date between lilac crosses, 1558. Duchy of Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin: diameter 21.4 mm, weight 2.52 g, axis 140°., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a man's head facing right, featuring a beard and short hair and wearing a high-collared garment; the coin's rim has a raised border and a continuous ring of embossed decorative elements around the portrait; the metal appears silver-gray with darker gray areas in the recessed parts and lighter silver highlights on the raised details.
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trojak, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 - iconography: towers, male busts in armor. Obv.: 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 - ALBE... G.MAR.BRAN.DVX.PRVSS; pearl border. Rv.: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: +III+/GROSS:AR./.TRIPLEX/.ALBER.DVC/PRVSSIE./+I558; denomination and date between lilac crosses, 1558. Duchy of Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin: diameter 21.4 mm, weight 2.52 g, axis 140°., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a man's head facing right, featuring a beard and short hair and wearing a high-collared garment; the coin's rim has a raised border and a continuous ring of embossed decorative elements around the portrait; the metal appears silver-gray with darker gray areas in the recessed parts and lighter silver highlights on the raised details.

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trojak Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 - iconography towers male busts armor Obv. male bust profile turned right short hair long pointed beard sideburns rim inscription tower - ALBE.. G.Mar.Bran.Dvx.Prvss pearl border Rv. six lines +Iii+ Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber.Dvc Prvssie +I558 denomination date lilac crosses 1558 Duchy Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.4 mm weight 2.52 g axis 140° round metallic coin worn surface showing raised profile man's head facing right featuring wearing high-collared garment coin's rim raised border continuous ring embossed decorative elements portrait metal silver-gray darker gray areas recessed parts lighter silver highlights raised details.

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