Caption

grosz; eagles; Albrecht Hohenzollern (Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568) — iconography; Hohenzollern coat of arms; male busts in armor. Obverse: Prussian eagle, on its chest a crowned letter S; on the rim between pearl-shaped borders, inscription beginning with a trefoil ALBER*D*G*MAR*BRAN*DVX*PRVSS. Reverse: male bust in armor in profile facing right; short hair, long pointed beard with sideburns, inner border divided by the Hohenzollern shield; on the rim between pearl-shaped borders, inscription beginning with *IVSTVS*EX*FIDE*VIVI. Date: 1550. Place: Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg. Coin; diameter 23.3 mm; weight 1.82 g; axis 20°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A48_169

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.3Mb (4.1Mb) / 11.7in x 11.7in / 3511 x 3511 (300dpi)

Keywords

grosz eagles Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography Hohenzollern coat arms male busts armor Obverse Prussian eagle chest crowned letter S rim pearl-shaped borders inscription trefoil ALBER*D*G*MAR*BRAN*DVX*PRVSS Reverse male bust profile facing right short hair long pointed beard sideburns inner border divided Hohenzollern shield *Ivstvs*Ex*Fide*Vivi Date 1550 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Coin diameter 23.3 mm weight 1.82 g axis 20° circular metallic object worn surface raised rim showing embossed double-headed bird motif center radiating feather- lines decorative curved elements metal silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter gray highlights raised surfaces edge irregularities slightly darker outer band background plain white.