Caption

szelag, forgery from the period; forgeries; Department of Coins of Lands Associated with Poland; eagles; cross (iconographic); Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Prince of Prussia; 1620-1688). Obverse: eagle with spread-out wings, a point on his chest. In the rim, between the pearl borders, an inscription beginning with a ducal mitre, R WILMHAPFP IP. Reverse: monogram composed of the letters FW separating the inner border; in the rim an inscription beginning with a stylized cross: +SOLID A1 1 165?; Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), (for the original), Königsberg (for the original). Coin, counterfeit (from the period). Diameter 15.9 mm; weight 0.44 g; axis 0°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A52_493

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

szelag forgery period forgeries Department Coins Lands Associated Poland eagles cross iconographic Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Prince Prussia 1620-1688 Obverse eagle spread- wings point chest rim pearl borders inscription ducal mitre R Wilmhapfp Ip Reverse monogram composed letters FW separating inner border stylized cross +Solid A1 1 165 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 original Königsberg Coin counterfeit Diameter 15.9 mm weight 0.44 g axis 0° round worn coin textured surface shown white background coin dark brown lighter brown highlights worn showing shallow raised indented patterns shapes curved edges irregularities linear markings rounded depressions.