Caption

szelag; eagles; cross (iconographic); Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Prince of Prussia; 1620–1688); Hohenzollern (coat of arms). Obverse: Prussian eagle with a monogram composed of the letters IC on its chest. In the rim, between pearl borders, an inscription beginning with a princely mitre FRID.WILH.MAR.B...PR.E; 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), Königsberg. Object: coin (szelag). Diameter: 15.4 mm. Weight: 0.46 g. Axis: 0 degrees.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A52_402

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.8Mb (2.0Mb) / 9.2in x 9.2in / 2763 x 2763 (300dpi)

Keywords

szelag eagles cross iconographic Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Prince Prussia 1620–1688 Hohenzollern coat arms Obverse Prussian eagle monogram composed letters IC chest rim pearl borders inscription princely mitre FRID.WILH.MAR.B...PR.E letters FW separating inner border divided Hohenzollern coat +Solidus.Pr-Ussiae.1653 Date 1653 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Object coin Diameter 15.4 mm Weight 0.46 g Axis 0 degrees round metal object weathered textured surface shades brown dark gray featuring raised central monogram intersecting vertical diagonal bars surrounded decorative raised border ring embossed markings edges uneven wear slightly darker rim small irregularities patina across surface giving aged appearance.