Caption

szelag; publisher: Krzysztof (Christoph) Anger; subject: Jerzy Fryderyk (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603); motifs: Prussian eagle with crowned letter S on its chest, Hohenzollern coat of arms, rosettes, monogram composed of the letters GF; obverse: in a border of dots and lines a Prussian eagle, on its chest a crowned letter S; rim inscription beginning with hook with 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 GF monogram; rim inscription divided by the Hohenzollern coat of arms beginning with a rosette 'SOLIDVS.PRV - SSIAE.I594', outer border of diagonal dashes; date: 1594; place: Ducal Prussia, Königsberg; object: coin (szelag); diameter 18.5 mm; weight 0.96 g; axis 0°

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A48_346

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Keywords

szelag publisher Krzysztof Christoph Anger subject Jerzy Fryderyk Duke Karniów 1539–1603 motifs Prussian eagle crowned letter S chest Hohenzollern coat arms rosettes monogram composed letters GF obverse border dots lines rim inscription hook letters Ca Georg.Frid D G.Dvx.Prvs outer border diagonal lines reverse double border inner pearly outer dashes GF monogram rim inscription divided rosette Solidvs.Prv - Ssiae.I594 diagonal dashes date 1594 place Ducal Prussia Königsberg object coin diameter 18.5 mm weight 0.96 g axis 0° circular metallic object textured surface shades gray silver showing wear darker gray areas raised central circular motif prominent raised design middle surrounded concentric decorative borders beaded rope- patterns outer area features ornamental flourishes repeating decorative elements rim lighting highlights raised edges creating subtle shadows bright silvery reflections across surface.