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1/2 Thaler
| Issuer | Halberstadt, City of |
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| Year | 1628 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | S. / STEPHAN9 / PROTOMART: 16 / Z8 |
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Halberstadt's civic coinage of 1628 was struck against a backdrop of acute military pressure — the Thirty Years' War had already brought imperial and Danish forces through the region, and the city was navigating a precarious position between competing powers. Municipal silver issues of this period frequently served to pay garrison costs or municipal obligations when larger territorial coinages were disrupted.
BBB#45.64 is a relatively obscure reference citation, suggesting limited surviving die documentation for this type.