Nice piece with a delicate patina.
The end of the inscriptions ST / BRAND, the letters ND in BRAND combined.
Silesia, Duchy of Crossen
Johann von Küstrin (1535-1571), Groschen Crossen 1545
Obverse: portrait of the margrave in armor with rivets, the eye of the
margrave presented naturally with emphasis on the eyebrows, hair trimmed
in front of the ear
IOHAN D G MAR BRANDEN ET ST
Reverse:
an image of the Eagle from 1544, which now refers more to the Marchian
Eagle, the tip of the tongue resembles the letter C suspended upside
down, the Hohenzollern coat of arms is smaller than in the earlier type,
a spacer after the date in the form of three dots vertically
GROSS AR IOHAN MAR BRAND
