Caption

szelag; publisher: Krzysztof (Christoph) Anger; subject: Jerzy Fryderyk (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603); motifs: eagles, rosettes, Hohenzollern coat of arms; obverse: in a border of dots and lines a Prussian eagle with a crowned letter S on its chest; rim inscription beginning with a hook with the letters 'CA GEORG.FRID:D:G.DVX.PRVS'; outer border of diagonal lines; reverse: in a double border (inner pearly, outer of dots and dashes) a monogram composed of the letters GF; rim inscription divided by the Hohenzollern coat of arms beginning with a rosette 'SOLIDVS.PRV - SSIAE. I596'; date: 1596; place: Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg; object: coin (szelag); diameter 18.4 mm; weight 0.74 g; axis 0°.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A48_341

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Keywords

szelag publisher Krzysztof Christoph Anger subject Jerzy Fryderyk Duke Karniów 1539–1603 motifs eagles rosettes Hohenzollern coat arms obverse border dots lines Prussian eagle crowned letter S chest rim inscription hook letters Ca Georg.Frid D G.Dvx.Prvs outer border diagonal lines reverse double border inner pearly outer dashes monogram composed letters GF rim inscription divided rosette Solidvs.Prv - Ssiae I596 date 1596 place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg object coin diameter 18.4 mm weight 0.74 g axis 0° round weathered coin raised textured surface showing embossed two-headed bird motif center decorative border edge coin's surface shades brown gray lighter highlights raised areas small irregular chip side.