Caption

grosz; maker: Schilling, Maciej; R0 (rarity). Subject: eagles, Hohenzollern (coat of arms), trefoils, male busts in armor; Albrecht Hohenzollern (Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568) — iconography; hoard find from the village of Wsola (numismatic context). Obverse: Prussian eagle, on its chest the crowned letter S; in rim between pearl borders an inscription beginning with a trefoil ALBER, D*G*MAR*BRAN*DVX*PRVSS. Reverse: male bust in armor in profile to right; short hair, long beard with sideburns, dividing the inner border; in rim between pearl borders an inscription beginning with the Hohenzollern shield *IVSTVS*EX*FIDE*VIVIT*I543*. Date: 1543. Place/authority: Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg. Object: coin (grosz); diameter 22.9 mm; weight 1.84 g; axis 315°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A47_214

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Keywords

grosz maker Schilling Maciej R0 rarity Subject eagles Hohenzollern coat arms trefoils male busts armor Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography hoard find village Wsola numismatic context Obverse Prussian eagle chest crowned letter S rim pearl borders inscription trefoil ALBER D*G*Mar*Bran*Dvx*Prvss Reverse male bust profile right short hair long beard sideburns dividing inner border shield *Ivstvs*Ex*Fide*Vivit*I543* Date 1543 Place authority Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Object coin diameter 22.9 mm weight 1.84 g axis 315° round metallic coin worn surface shown white background featuring raised central design stylized bird outstretched wings decorative feather details surrounded ornate circular border outer ring embossed characters edge shades gray silver darker gray shadows recessed areas.