Caption

Szelag forgery from the period; eagles; Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Duke of Prussia; 1620–1688); Hohenzollern coat of arms. Obverse: eagle with spread wings; in the rim, between the borders, inscription 'DVILH, APBPS'. Reverse: monogram composed of the letters 'FW'; in the rim, an inscription separated by the Hohenzollern coat of arms, 'OLIDUS - PRUSSI'. Ducal Prussia (1525–1701); for the original, Königsberg. Coin forgery (from the period). Diameter 15.8 mm; weight 0.51 g; axis 0°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A52_375

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.8Mb (2.2Mb) / 9.2in x 9.2in / 2763 x 2763 (300dpi)

Keywords

Szelag forgery period eagles Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Duke Prussia 1620–1688 Hohenzollern coat arms Obverse eagle spread wings rim borders inscription Dvilh Apbps Reverse monogram composed letters Fw inscription separated Olidus - Prussi Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 original Königsberg Coin forgery Diameter 15.8 mm weight 0.51 g axis 0° round worn coin- object rough textured surface shades brown copper showing lighter highlights darker shadows central area faint raised vertical feature surrounding decorative patterns edge right edge slightly different tone hints muted green purple discoloration background plain white.