Caption

Gdansk denarius, Sigismund II Augustus (King of Poland; 1544–1572). Obverse: in the border the Eagle of Royal Prussia. Reverse: in the border the coat of arms of Gdansk, with numerals of the date 5 - 0, 1550 at the sides. Features coats of arms, Jagiellons dynasty eagles; Polish city coats of arms. Coin: diameter 11.8–12.3 mm, weight 0.40 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A42_196

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.1Mb (2.1Mb) / 14.5in x 14.5in / 4348 x 4348 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gdansk denarius Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 Obverse border Eagle Royal Prussia Reverse coat arms Gdansk numerals date 5 - 0 1550 sides Features coats Jagiellons dynasty eagles Polish city coats Coin diameter 11.8–12.3 mm weight 0.40 g round metallic object worn textured surface showing raised symmetrical design resembling stylized bird outstretched wings metal dark gray areas lighter gray highlights slight brownish greenish patina.