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1/2 Schilling - Wolfgang and Joachim
| Issuer | County of Öttingen |
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| Year | 1510-1520 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the quartered arms of Öttingen, displaying the characteristic diagonal cross pattern dividing the four quarters, each containing heraldic charges. The initials 'W' and 'I' (for Wolfgang and Joachim) appear above the shield in the inner field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circumferential legend in Gothic lettering arranged around the outer border. |
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| Obverse lettering | MEDIVS SOLIDVS OTINGEN |
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Wolfgang I and Joachim of Öttingen ruled the county jointly following a partition arrangement typical of German comital succession, and joint-rule coinages from small Swabian territories in this period are rarely documented with precision — the decade-wide dating range here reflects genuine uncertainty rather than collector convention. Öttingen's minting rights were exercised sporadically, and surviving pieces from this co-regency are thin on the ground. The Schult and Löffelholz references diverge on die details, suggesting at least two working varieties circulated from what was likely a single brief minting episode.