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; on the sides numerals of the date 1558. Emblems, eagles, city coats of arms; Jagiellonian dynasty. Coin (Poland, Gdansk), diameter 12.0–12.3 mm, weight 0.33 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_448

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.1Mb (2.1Mb) / 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 sides numerals date 1558 Emblems eagles city coats Jagiellonian dynasty Coin diameter 12.0–12.3 mm weight 0.33 g round flat object uneven edge metallic dark brown lighter brown highlights surface raised decorative shapes curved scroll- band near top symmetrical star- pattern center small irregular marks shallow indentations across face.