Caption

Teutonic groschen, Frederick of Saxony (Grand Master; 1498–1510), Wesner, Hans (fl. 1480–?), publisher. Obverse: Monastic shield of the Grand Master with a cross whose elongated, widening arms divide the rim legend and reach the outer rim; the upper arm of the cross reaches the edge of the shield, above it the Saxon coat of arms beginning the rim legend. Reverse: Teutonic shield with a cross with elongated arms dividing the rim legend and reaching the outer rim. In the rim, between the beaded borders, the inscription. 1498–1510, State of the Teutonic Order (1226–1525), Königsberg. Coin; diameter 20.7 mm, weight 1.33 g, axis 0°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A44_166

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65.1Mb (5.1Mb) / 15.9in x 15.9in / 4769 x 4769 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teutonic groschen Frederick Saxony Grand Master 1498–1510 Wesner Hans fl 1480– publisher Obverse Monastic shield cross elongated widening arms divide rim legend reach outer rim upper arm cross reaches edge shield Saxon coat arms Reverse Teutonic shield elongated arms dividing reaching rim beaded borders inscription State Teutonic Order 1226–1525 Königsberg Coin diameter 20.7 mm weight 1.33 g axis 0° circular metallic object worn surface showing raised cross design dividing center four quadrants surrounded textured border decorative raised dots curving shapes metal silvery light gray subtle darker gray shading recessed areas faint light greenish spots near set plain white background.