Caption

szelag, a forgery from the period; 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 star on its chest. On the rim, between the pearl borders, an inscription beginning with a princely mitre FRIDVILHMARSR. Reverse: monogram composed of the letters FW; in the rim an inscription beginning with a stylized cross, divided by the Hohenzollern coat of arms, SOLID, P -, VSSIAI, 16.. . Ducal Prussia (1525–1701); (for the original) Königsberg (for the original). Coin, counterfeit (from the period). Diameter 15.2 mm; weight 0.42 g; axis 0 degrees.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A52_495

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

szelag forgery period eagles cross iconographic Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Prince Prussia 1620–1688 Hohenzollern coat arms Obverse Prussian eagle star chest rim pearl borders inscription princely mitre FRIDVILHMARSR Reverse monogram composed letters FW stylized cross divided Hohenzollern coat Solid P - Vssiai 16. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 original Königsberg Coin counterfeit Diameter 15.2 mm weight 0.42 g axis 0 degrees round worn coin- object rough textured surface shades brown copper sits plain white background uneven wear raised indented areas central vertical pattern surrounding irregular markings lighter darker brown tones.