Caption

szelag forgery from the period; forgeries; eagles; cross (iconographic); Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Prince of Prussia; 1620–1688); Hohenzollern (coat of arms). Obverse: Prussian eagle, on its chest a monogram composed of the letters IC; in the rim, between the pearl borders, an inscription beginning with a princely mitre FRID, MAR.BR.S. Reverse: monogram composed of the letters FW separating the inner border; in the rim an inscription beginning with a cross, divided by the Hohenzollern coat of arms +SOLIDUS.PR - USSIAE.1653. Date: 1653. Place: Ducal Prussia (1525–1701). For the original: Königsberg. Object type: coin, counterfeit (from the period). Dimensions: diameter 15.6 mm, weight 0.54 g, axis 0 degrees.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A52_391

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

szelag forgery period forgeries eagles cross iconographic Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Prince Prussia 1620–1688 Hohenzollern coat arms Obverse Prussian eagle chest monogram composed letters IC rim pearl borders inscription princely mitre FRID Mar.Br.S Reverse letters FW separating inner border divided Hohenzollern coat +Solidus.Pr - Ussiae.1653 Date 1653 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 original Königsberg Object type coin counterfeit Dimensions diameter 15.6 mm weight 0.54 g axis 0 degrees round textured object resembling worn coin rough surface shades brown tan showing circular raised border central shield- shape vertical divisions surrounded outer ring uneven markings background white.