Caption

szelag; obverse: Prussian eagle with a monogram composed of the letters IC on its chest; rim inscription beginning with a princely mitre FRID.WILH.MAR.BR.SRI; reverse: monogram composed of the letters FW separating the inner border; rim inscription beginning with a cross, divided by the Hohenzollern coat of arms +SOLIDUS.PR - USSIAE.1654.; iconography: eagles, cross; maker/issuer: Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Prince of Prussia; 1620–1688); date: 1654; place: Ducal Prussia (Königsberg); material/function: coin (szelag); diameter 15.8 mm; weight 0.57 g; axis 0 degrees.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A52_420

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.8Mb (2.3Mb) / 9.2in x 9.2in / 2763 x 2763 (300dpi)

Keywords

szelag obverse Prussian eagle monogram composed letters IC chest rim inscription princely mitre FRID.WILH.MAR.BR.SRI reverse letters FW separating inner border cross divided Hohenzollern coat arms +Solidus.Pr - Ussiae.1654 iconography eagles maker issuer Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Prince Prussia 1620–1688 date 1654 place Ducal Prussia Königsberg material function coin diameter 15.8 mm weight 0.57 g axis 0 degrees round worn metallic object brown muted green patina showing raised embossed patterns central bird- figure spread wings surrounding circular decorative borders surface textured rough areas slight irregularities edge.