Caption

ducat, male busts in armor, coats of arms, Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Duke of Prussia; 1620-1688) - iconography. Obv. Frontal bust with long hair, in decorative armor and collar. The figure's head divides the inner border and the rim. In the rim between the borders, an inscription beginning with a rosette, the characters between the words in the shape of rhombuses FRID.WILH.DGMAR.BRA.SRIARC., .EL. Rw. Under the ducal mitre, a nine-field coat of arms. On both sides of the shield, the numerals of the dates 16-43 are decorated with rosettes. Below the shield, separated by D - K, decorated with rosettes. On the rim, between the borders an inscription divided by a mitre and beginning with a rosette MONE: NOVA AUREA DUCIS PRUSSIAE, 1643. Königsberg, Ducal Prussia (1525-1701). Coin: diameter 24.4 mm, weight 3.42 g, axis 30 degrees.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A52_319

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Keywords

ducat male busts armor coats arms Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Duke Prussia 1620-1688 - iconography Obv Frontal bust long hair decorative armor collar figure's head divides inner border rim borders inscription rosette characters words shape rhombuses FRID.WILH.DGMAR.BRA.SRIARC .El Rw Under ducal mitre nine-field coat sides shield numerals dates 16-43 decorated rosettes separated D - K inscription divided mitre rosette MONE Nova Aurea Ducis Prussiae 1643 Königsberg Ducal Prussia 1525-1701 Coin diameter 24.4 mm weight 3.42 g axis 30 degrees round metallic object textured surface shades gold darker gold showing raised central design divided sections ornamental shapes floral- motifs surrounded decorative border embossed characters edge object slight irregularities wear darker areas recesses design.