A beautiful coin.
The first issue of brakteates with a representation of the crown. A motif that recurs on monastic coins in the mid-14th century.
One of his interpretations was that the crown was meant to be a symbol of Königsberg, which Paszkiewicz disagrees with. In his opinion, it is probably a Marian symbol or an expression of the Order's political aspirations.
Ex. 16 PDA auction.
Silver, diameter 17 mm, weight 0.20 g.
