Caption

Gdansk denarius, Sigismund II Augustus (King of Poland; 1544–1572). Obverse: in the border the Eagle of Royal Prussia. Reverse: in the border the coat of arms of Gdansk, with numerals of the date 5 - 4, 1554. Emblems of the Jagiellon dynasty; eagles; city coat of arms. Polish coin (Gdansk). Diameter 12.0–12.2 mm; weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_428

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.1Mb (1.8Mb) / 14.5in x 14.5in / 4348 x 4348 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gdansk denarius Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 Obverse border Eagle Royal Prussia Reverse coat arms Gdansk numerals date 5 - 4 1554 Emblems Jagiellon dynasty eagles city coat Polish coin Diameter 12.0–12.2 mm weight 0.37 g single round object uneven textured surface appearing worn slightly irregular edges placed white background object dark gray black subtle lighter gray highlights raised areas pattern shallow raised shapes depressions across face.