Caption

grosz; Vogelwaider (Vogelwaid), Eustachius, publisher; Decius, Jost Ludwik (fl. 1528-1535); eagles; Albrecht Hohenzollern (Prince of Prussia; 1490-1568) - iconography; male busts in armor; Hohenzollern (coat of arms). Obv.: Prussian eagle, on its chest a crowned letter S; on the rim between pearl borders an inscription beginning with a rosette, ER*D*G*MAR*BRAN*DVX*PRVSS. Rev.: male bust in armor, profile turned right, short hair, beard with sideburns; on the rim between pearl borders an inscription beginning with the Hohenzollern coat of arms: *IVSTVS*EX*FI, *VIVIT* I539*. Date: 1539, Königsberg, Ducal Prussia (1525–1701). Coin; diameter 23.3 mm; weight 1.95 g; axis 140°.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A46_182

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Keywords

grosz Vogelwaider Vogelwaid Eustachius publisher Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528-1535 eagles Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490-1568 - iconography male busts armor Hohenzollern coat arms Obv. Prussian eagle chest crowned letter S rim pearl borders inscription rosette Er*D*G*Mar*Bran*Dvx*Prvss Rev. male bust profile turned right short hair beard sideburns Hohenzollern coat *Ivstvs*Ex*Fi *Vivit* I539* Date 1539 Königsberg Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Coin diameter 23.3 mm weight 1.95 g axis 140°