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1/2 Thaler - Adam Frederick of Seinsheim 1/2 Konventionstaler
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg |
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| Year | 1765 |
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| Diameter | 34 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Bishop Adam Frederick of Seinsheim facing right, wearing an elaborate ecclesiastical vestment adorned with decorative elements and a lace collar, with long curled wig. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the Baroque style. The circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy along the rim, reading AD • FRI • D • G • EP • BAM • ET WIR • S • R • I • P • F • O • DUX •, abbreviating his full titles as Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Obverse lettering | AD • FRI • D • G • EP • BAM • ET WIR • S • R • I • P • F • O • DUX • |
| Reverse description | The Virgin Mary, Patroness of Franconia (Patrona Franconiae), depicted seated on clouds in a radiant glory, wearing a crown and holding a sceptre, with the Christ Child seated beside her also on clouds, both figures rendered in the Baroque devotional style. The legend PATRONA FRANCONIAE arcs across the upper field. The mint mark WP and the date 1765 appear in the lower exergual area along with the fineness inscription, and the denomination mark MP is present. |
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